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Superior contractor performance : a barrier to lean construction adoption in Australia
, 2022 The Australian construction industry produces twice as much value per dollar while enduring four times the competition than manufacturing. Impressively, this sector outpaces six of nine major industries in the country. However, their quantitative success
Stevens, Matt (R19432)
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Lean Construction: IGLC research evolution and agenda for the future [PDF]
, 2021 The way Lean Construction has evolved within the construction industry is still not entirely clear. Inspired by lean manufacturing, there are differences in the output of the construction industry, thus resulting in differences between both types of ...
Mano, Aline Patricia +3 more
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Lean and Lean Six Sigma for Higher Education Institutions [PDF]
, 2020 Private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are facing challenges with rising costs and declining student numbers. In 2017, only 42.6% of the vacancies offered by private HEIs in Brazil were fulfilled. In order to be able to stay competitive in this new
da Cruz, Rodrigo +2 more
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Barriers for lean healthcare implementation: a systematic literature review [PDF]
, 2022 The literature has shown that some barriers can hinder the implementation of lean healthcare, negatively impacting the sustainability of this production system.
de Medeiros, Eveliny Dias +2 more
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Towards lean product and process development [PDF]
, 2013 Successes in lean manufacture have led researchers and practitioners to consider extending ‘lean' to different parts of the engineering enterprise, including product and process development (PPD). Lean product development (PD) has been understood to mean
Amaia Sopelana +15 more
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Lean Design Management in a Major Infrastructure Project in UK
, 2019 Lean Design Management (LDM) is a response from the lean construction community to overcome the chaotic design process in the AEC industry. Many tools, processes and methods were adapted to the context of design with limited success.
Simon Abley +10 more
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Application of lean production with value stream mapping to the blasting and coating industry
, 2017 Lean production involves a variety of principles and techniques, all of which aim to eliminate waste and non-value-added activities at every production or service process.
Song, Yongze +13 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook +6 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is assessed by cell counting and cytomorphology from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and is used for treatment stratification worldwide. The ratio of “CNS2” patients in clinical trials ranges from 3% to 40%, with unclear prognostic significance ...
Laura Almási +14 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters +17 more
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