The impact of product choice on lean homebuilding

Construction Innovation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-100

  Nahmens, Isabelina ^a   Mullens, Michael ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Housing Constructability Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Housing; Lean production; Mass customization; Product design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993073687     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170910931561     Document Type: Article

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