Title:
Managing productivity in construction : JIT operations and measurements
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Publication Information:
Burlington, VT : Ashgate Publishing, 1997
ISBN:
9781859726075
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Summary
Summary
This work examines how the Just-In-Time (JIT) philosophy may be used for managing and raising productivity levels in construction operations. It offers insights into the potential problems with J.I.T. as a manufacturing management system.
Table of Contents
Introduction |
The just-in-time philosophy |
Traditional manufacturing management systems |
Comparison between construction and manufacturing |
Just-in-time operations in prefabrication |
Accounting for construction wastes |
Measuring just-in-time wastes in construction |
Conclusion |
Appendices |
Bibliography |