LEAN CONSTRUCTION [electronic resource] : core concepts and new frontiers.

<B><P>PART 1</B></P><B><P>Lean Construction Themes</B></P><P></P><P>1</P><P>Theory of Lean Construction</P><P>Lauri Koskela</P><P>2</P><P>Lean Product Development and Design Management</P><P>Patricia Tzortzopoulos, Cynthia Hentschke and Mike Kagioglou </P><P>3</P><P>The Last Planner System</P><P>Glenn Ballard</P><P>4</P><P>Production Control Systems for Construction at the Nexus of Lean and BIM</P><P>Bhargav Dave and Rafael Sacks</P><P>5</P><P>People and Knowledge: Lean Organisation</P><P>John Rooke</P><P>6</P><P>Value Generation: Bringing the Customer into Perspective</P><P>Patricia Tillmann and Luciana Miron</P><P>7</P><P>Understanding Waste in Construction </P><P>Carlos T. Formoso, Trond Bølviken and Daniela Dietz Viana</P><B><P>PART 2</B></P><B><P>Lean Construction approaches</B></P><P></P><P>8</P><P>Target Value Delivery</P><P>Glenn Ballard</P><P>9</P><P>Integrated Project Delivery -- Basic Tenets and Recommendations</P><P>Thais da C. L. Alves and William Lichtig</P><P>10</P><P>Choosing By Advantages and Collaborative Decision Making</P><P>Paz Arroyo</P><P>11</P><P>Lean Construction: A Management Model for Interdependencies in Detailed Design</P><P>Bo Terje Kalsaas</P><P>12</P><P>Lean as an Appropriate Approach for Managing Production in Refurbishment Projects</P><P>Sergio Kemmer and Lauri Koskela</P><P>13</P><P>Extended Roles of Construction Supply Chain Management for Improved Logistics and Environmental Performance</P><P>Ruben Vrijhoef</P><P>14</P><P>Location-Based Management System now and in the Future</P><P>Olli Seppänen</P><P>15</P><P>Relating Construction Production Design and Planning Activities with Location-based Scheduling Techniques</P><P>Clarissa Biotto and Mike Kagioglou</P><P>16</P><P>The Last Planner System as an Approach for Coping with the Complexity of Construction Projects</P><P>Tarcisio Abreu Saurin and John Rooke</P><P>17</P><P>Framework to Manage Project Structural Complexity: Representation of the Lean Project Delivery System using a Multi-Domain Matrix</P><P>Audrey Bascoul, Iris D. Tommelein and Stanislaus Tuholski</P><P>18</P><P>Uncertainty Management -- A Development Area for Lean Construction</P><P>Ole Jonny Klakegg, Olav Torp, Bo Terje Kalsaas, Trond Bølviken and Gøril Hannås</P><P>19</P><P>The Evolution of Lean Construction Education at US-Based Universities</P><P>Zofia K. Rybkowski, Lincoln H. Forbes and Cynthia C.Y. Tsao</P><P>20</P><P>Challenges and opportunities for early project collaboration</P><P>Danilo Gomes and Patricia Tzortzopoulos </P>

This book collates the main research developments around Lean Construction over the past 25 years with contributions from many seminal authors in the field. It takes stock of developments since the publication of Koskela's (1992) Application of the New Production Philosophy to Construction and, in doing so, challenges current thinking and progress. It also crystallises theoretical conceptualisations and practically situated learning whilst identifying future research challenges, agendas and opportunities for global collaborative actions. The contributors present the development of Lean Construction as a fundamental part of improving construction productivity, quality and delivery of value to clients and users of built infrastructure. In doing so, the book introduces the reader to the foundational principles and theories that have influenced the way we now understand Lean Construction and has provided very useful insights to students, practitioners and researchers on key junctures over the last 25 years. Highlighting the key contemporary developments and using global case study material the chapters demonstrate good practice but also help introduce new thinking to both lay readers and experienced practitioners alike. This book is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in Lean Construction and construction management, providing a general understanding of the area, current state of the art knowledge as well as providing an insight into areas for future research.

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