Lean principles in industrialized housing production: The need for a cultural change

Lean Construction Journal

Volumn 2008, Issue , 2008, Pages 20-33

  Höök, Matilda ^a   Stehn, Lars ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Industrialized housing; Lean culture; Lean principles

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; ERRORS; HOUSING; MOTIVATION; SURVEYS;

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSINGS; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; LEAN PRINCIPLES; ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION; PROJECT PERFORMANCE;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85006444519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15551369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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