The combination of last planner system and location-based management system

Lean Construction Journal

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages 43-54

  Seppänen, Olli ^a   Ballard, Glenn ^b   Pesonen, Sakari ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

^c Skanska Finland Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Last Planner System; Lean construction; Location based management system; Look ahead planning; Phase schedules; Production control

Indexed keywords

LOCATION; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCHEDULING;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER; GENERAL CONTRACTORS; LAST PLANNER SYSTEM; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; LOOK-AHEAD SCHEDULING; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; PLANNING AND CONTROLLING; SOURCES OF INFORMATIONS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85015417384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15551369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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