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Construction innovation and process improvement
1 online resource (xii, 443 pages) : illustrations
"Innovation in construction is essential for growth. The industry strives to remain competitive using a variety of approaches and needs to engage structured initiatives linked to proven innovation concepts, techniques and applications. Even in mature markets like the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector, where business behaviour is generally considered as being risk averse, it is increasingly important to embed innovation into mainstream business practices."--
1. Introduction: Learning from other industries -- 2. Innovation and changes in industrial practice -- 3. Management of Change -- 4. Lean production -- 5. Integrated manufacturing -- 6. Concurrent Engineering -- 7. Materials requirements planning -- 8. Just-in-Time manufacturing -- 9. Supply chain management -- 10. Knowledge management applications -- 11. Quick response systems -- Agile manufacturing -- 12. Electronic data interchange -- 13. Radio Frequency Identification Devices.
edited by Akintola Akintoye, Jack Goulding, Girma Zawdie.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012