Construction innovation and process improvement /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Akintoye, Akintola, Goulding, Jack, Zawdie, Girma, 1948-
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Θέματα: Construction industry > Technological innovations.; Civil engineering > Technological innovations.; Competition.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.; Electronic books.

"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 a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.