02684nam a2200373 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020001800112020002700130040002100157035002100178050002700199082001600226100002400242245012900266260006600395300002400461504005100485505057700536520068701113533015201800650005401952650005002006650001702056655002902073700002002102700002602122710001702148856012602165999001902291ebr10542596CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||111213s2012    enka    sb    001 0 eng d  z  2011045230  z9781405156486  z9781118280324 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)78162912414aHD9715.A2bA435 2012eb04a624.0682231 aAkintoye, Akintola.10aConstruction innovation and process improvementh[electronic resource] /cAkintola Akintoye, Jack Goulding and Girma Zawdie.  aChichester [England] ;aAmes, Iowa :bWiley-Blackwell,c2012.  axii, 443 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.8 aMachine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Introduction: Learning from other industries.Chapter 2 Innovation and changes in industrial practice.Chapter 3 Management of Change.Chapter 4 Lean production.Chapter 5 Integrated manufacturing.Chapter 6 Concurrent Engineering.Chapter 7 Materials requirements planning.Chapter 8 Just-in-Time manufacturing.Chapter 9 Supply chain management.Chapter 10 Knowledge management applications.Chapter 11 Quick response systems - Agile manufacturing.Chapter 12 Electronic data interchange.Chapter 13 Radio Frequency Identification Devices.  a"This book sets out the innovative practices that have been introduced from other industries and shows how the construction industry has learnt from these. It explores the commercial significance of innovation; outlines its role in transforming practice and improving competitiveness; and lists technological and market forces driving the innovation process. The authors explain why some attempts at innovation in construction fail and others succeed and detail the management of change, outlining economic, technical and organisational characteristics which may inhibit change in practice as well as examine management strategies for making change happen"--cProvided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aConstruction industryxTechnological innovations. 0aCivil engineeringxTechnological innovations. 0aCompetition. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aGoulding, Jack.1 aZawdie, Girma,d1946-2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10542596zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c135845d135845