The lean journey: Implementing the Last Planner® system in construction

19th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction 2011, IGLC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 561-572

  Hamzeh, Farook R ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Implementation; Lean construction; Production planning and control; The Last Planner system

Indexed keywords

CHANGE MANAGEMENT; IMPLEMENTATION; LAST PLANNER; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL;

PLANNING; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 84876747370     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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