02684nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10542596 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 111213s2012 enka sb 001 0 eng d 2011045230 9781405156486 9781118280324 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)781629124 HD9715.A2 A435 2012eb 624.068 23 Akintoye, Akintola. Construction innovation and process improvement [electronic resource] / Akintola Akintoye, Jack Goulding and Girma Zawdie. Chichester [England] ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. xii, 443 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine 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. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Construction industry Technological innovations. Civil engineering Technological innovations. Competition. Electronic books. local Goulding, Jack. Zawdie, Girma, 1946- ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10542596 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 246557 246557