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Addressing information flow in lean production management and control in construction [PDF]
, 2014 Traditionally, production control on construction sites has been a challenging area, where the ad-hoc production control methods foster uncertainty - one of the biggest enemies of efficiency and smooth production flow.
Dave, Bhargav +3 more
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Assessment of Lean implementation in Hotels’ supply chains
ProductionPaper aims This article aims at investigating the implementation level of Lean Supply Chain (LSC) practices in hotels’ supply chains. Originality The proposed method allows to characterize LSC implementation in such an unusual context, identifying ...
Guilherme Luz Tortorella +4 more
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TOPICAL ISSUES OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE
Russian Journal of Economics and Law, 2013 Objective: to propose optimal variants of solving the key issues health care of reforming while researching the level of the medical services consumers’ satisfaction taking into account the opinions of the sector’s personnel.
G. R. Khamidullina
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A Preliminary Study of Applying Lean Six Sigma Methods to Machine Tool Measurement [PDF]
, 2015 Many manufacturers aim to increase their levels of high-quality production in order to improve their market competitiveness. Continuous improvement of maintenance strategies is a key factor to be capable of delivering high quality products and services ...
Fletcher, Simon +2 more
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Reforming project management: the role of lean construction [PDF]
, 2000 Project management as taught by professional societies and applied in current practice must be reformed because it is inadequate today and its performance will continue to decline as projects become more uncertain, complex and pressed for speed.
Howell, GA, Koskela, LJ
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Lean strategy in SMEs: Inventory leanness, operational leanness, and financial performance
Asian Journal of Shipping and LogisticsLean strategy, aimed at optimizing resources, minimizing energy usage, and achieving zero waste in the production process, has been increasingly embraced to reduce systemwide costs in manufacturing.
Feng Liu +5 more
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Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, 2011 The University of Kentucky’s Lean Systems Program recently merged with the Institute of Research for Technology Development (IR4TD) to provide broader and complete service to both domestic and international customers. The new organizational structure of IR4TD, including the Lean is shown in Fig. 1.
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Where Rhetoric and Lean Meet [PDF]
, 2015 This paper aims at an initial analysis and explanation of lean through the lens of the discipline of rhetoric. First, the ancient origin, central ideas, subsequent history and current interpretations of rhetoric are outlined.
Koskela, Lauri
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