Overview
First book that addresses the Toyota Way practices in the construction industry to achieve lean construction management
Presents a conceptual framework for aligning lean construction management with the Toyota Way model
Includes a checklist of attributes for construction firms and business to evaluate their state of readiness to move towards lean construction management using the Toyota Way
Written by leading experts in the field
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr Gao Shang is a Lecturer in Construction Management at the University of Newcastle (UoN), Singapore Campus. He teaches various subjects for the Construction Management (Building) Programme jointly offered by UoN and the Building & Construction Authority (BCA), Singapore. He is also a faculty associate at the School of Science &Technology, SIM University (Singapore) since 2012. His research interests are in the area of lean construction, the Toyota Way and continuous improvement in construction. He holds a PhD degree from National University of Singapore and a MSc degree from Loughborough University in the UK.
Dr Low Sui Pheng is presently Professor of Building in the School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore where he has previously served as Head and Vice‐Dean. He teaches construction project management and has published, researched and consulted extensively both in Singapore and overseas. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, he holds a DSc degree from the University of Birmingham and a PhD degree from University College London. He currently serves as Director for the Centre for Project Management and Construction Law.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Lean Construction Management
Book Subtitle: The Toyota Way
Authors: Shang Gao, Sui Pheng Low
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-014-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-287-013-1Published: 12 June 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1238-9Published: 27 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-981-287-014-8Published: 23 May 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 390
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing