Rethinking lookahead planning to optimize construction workflow

Lean Construction Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages 15-34

  Hamzeh, Farook ^a   Ballard, Glenn ^b   Tommelein, Iris D ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction planning; Lean construction; Lookahead planning; Production control; Production planning; The Last Planner System

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PLANNING; SURVEYS;

CASE STUDY ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION PLANNING; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION WORKFLOW; IDENTIFICATION AND REMOVAL; LAST PLANNER SYSTEM; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; PRODUCTION PLANNING;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 85026658491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15551369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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