IGLC 7 · Berkeley, California, USA · 1999
What Is Lean Construction - 1999
- P.E., Director, Lean Construction Institute, Box 1003, Ketchum, ID 83340, 208/726- 9989, fax: 208/726-0699, ghowell@micron.net
Abstract
The origins of lean production are reviewed and a claim made that it is a new form of production management, that is neither mass nor craft. Then the applicability of lean production in construction is considered and nature of lean construction discussed in comparison with current practice.
Keywords
- Lean construction
- lean production
- production management
Cite this paper
APA 7th edition
Howell, G. A. (1999). What Is Lean Construction - 1999. In 7th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction.
Shortened reference for IGLC papers
Howell, G. A. (1999). What Is Lean Construction - 1999. IGLC7.