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Real Estate Owners’ Early Thoughts on Lean IPD Implementation in Spain

Buildings
The construction industry faces persistent inefficiencies, with projects often failing to meet time, cost, quality, and other conditions of satisfaction.
José Javier Gil Sebastián, Manuel José Soler Severino   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

An exploration of knowledge and understanding – the eighth flow [PDF]

, 2013
The argument for understanding Lean construction as a socio-technical field is growing and the need to better consider the role of human beings within construction systems is becoming the dominant factor in project success.
Court, P, Pasquire, C
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The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee, Dimitrios Bekiari, Sofia Doello, Karl Forchhammer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic review of Lean Construction: an approach to sustainability and efficiency in construction management

Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience
The construction sector is a fundamental pillar of the economy and should consequently lead in implementing effective management systems. Lean Construction (LC) philosophy sees production as a transformation, flow, and value process.
Gonzalo Garcés, Eric Forcael, Cristian Osorio, Karen Castañeda, Omar Sánchez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cause Analysis of Hindering On-Site Lean Construction for Prefabricated Buildings and Corresponding Organizational Capability Evaluation

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2020
As prefabricated buildings play a significant role in the global fight against the new coronavirus “COVID-19,” they attract more global attention than other types of buildings.
Zhenmin Yuan, Ziyao Zhang, Guodong Ni, Chen Chen, Wenshun Wang, Jingke Hong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to Adopting Lean Construction in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises—The Case of Peru

Buildings, 2022
The competitiveness in the construction industry is leading companies to implement the Lean philosophy to improve project management and prepare to begin the adoption of Construction 4.0. However, this implementation generates several barriers, depending
Cristian Huaman-Orosco, Andrews A. Erazo-Rondinel, Rodrigo F. Herrera   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enablers and Constraints in Implementing Lean Manufacturing: evidence from Brazilian SMEs [PDF]

, 2016
Lean Manufacturing has revolutionized the global manufacturing environment at an unprecedented rate. In scholarly and managerial literature, many works have reported that Lean Manufacturing is a very efficient approach and a straightforward way towards ...
Biazzo, Stefano, Ferreira Viagi, A., Panizzolo, Roberto   +2 more
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Increasing convergence between the recognition of an intangible asset for financial accounting purposes and strategic management accounting and project management techniques [PDF]

, 2006
New management techniques such as 'just-in-time', 'lean manufacturing' and 'Six Sigma' allow management accountants to shift their focus from the management and control of production processes to the management of strategic issues.
Africa South, Bhimani C.T., C., New South Wales Asset Management Committee, Project Management Institute, Standards International Accounting, Standards International Accounting, Standards International Accounting, Standards International Accounting, Standards International Accounting   +9 more
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Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
wiley   +1 more source

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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