Lean Construction Management The Toyota Way /

• Main Authors: Gao, Shang (Author), Low, Sui Pheng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Project management.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Building > Superintendence.; Construction industry > Management.; Construction superintendence.; Construction Management.; Project Management.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.

The book presents a mixed research method adopted to assess and present the Toyota Way practices within construction firms in general and for firms in China specifically. The results of an extensive structured questionnaire survey based on the Toyota Way-styled attributes identified were developed,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Production Management
• Lean Production and Construction
• The Toyota Way
• Theoretical and Conceptual Framework
• China’s Construction Industry
• Research Methodology
• Survey Data Analysis
• Interview Findings
• Case Study
• Discussion and Validation
• Conclusions.