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Implementing Lean Construction: Stabilizing Work Flow

Glenn Ballard, Greg Howell

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Lean construction has at least two foci that distinguish it from traditional construction management. One focus is on waste and the reduction of waste. Breaking from the conversion process model, and reconceiving production processes in terms of Koskela’s flow process model (1) reveals the time and money wasted when materials and information are defective or idle.

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Key concepts: Work (physics), Computer science, Flow (mathematics), Process management, Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical engineering, Geometry