Modular construction uses building modules manufactured inside the controlled
environment of factories to be transported and assembled on site. Modular construction can …

Abstract In Mainland China, the building industry is one of the highest energy-consuming
and most highly polluting sectors. Lean construction is famous for eliminating non-value …

During the past several decades, the manufacturing and service industries significantly
increased their levels of productivity, quality, and profitability through the application of …

For decades now, corporations have been changing from a hierarchical approach to project
management to being more collaborative as knowledge work has grown in importance. In …

This article compares the techniques developed for lean construction with those developed
for lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing and lean construction techniques share many …

There has been much prescriptive work in project management, exemplified in various"
Bodies of Knowledge". However, experience shows some projects overspending …

The seminal authors on the Toyota Production System present a list of seven wastes. Even if
many subsequent authors have suggested additions to this list, it is usually presented in its …

The goal of this paper is to test the effectiveness of some lean construction tools, in
particular, those tools that can be applied in medium size construction firms. Due to the …

The rapid pace of digitalisation within the Construction Industry and the divergence from
traditional practice inherent to this transformation requires the development of new …

This paper briefly summarises the evolution of Agile Project Management (APM) and
differentiates it from lean and agile production and 'leagile'construction. The significant …