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Lean methods to improve end user satisfaction in higher education buildings


End user satisfaction is one of the major indices that attest to the success of a project in terms of adding value to the client. In this study, different end users of the facility were prompted to fill a comprehensive survey about the overall quality of a high-budget engineering complex.
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Enablers for Sustainable Lean Construction in India


Sustainability and Lean practices are two modern philosophies that are wielding influence in the construction industry. Researchers have observed that Sustainability and Lean implementation go hand in hand and there are benefits in implementing them together as 'Sustainable Lean Construction' (SLC).
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Evaluation of a case study to design a BIM-based cycle planning concept


Cycle Planning, or Takt Time Planning, is a key method to reduce the variability between different activities within the execution of a construction. The objective of our research is to develop a semiautomatic method to generate optimal work zones for a cycle.
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Collaborative design decisions


Decision making on projects is often done in isolated silos, lacking collaboration and communication between teams. This modality often leads to inefficiencies due to late changes in the design and the need for rework. Team moods decay when there is lack of a clearly defined decision-making process, provoking frustration and apathy. This paper presents a...
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Assessment of lean practices, performance and social networks in Chilean airport projects


Airport projects are complex in nature because they include several specialists from the public and private sector who must temporarily interact for the fulfillment of previously defined objectives. The design of these types of public projects in Chile does not apply the Lean philosophy in a formal way or Lean management tools; therefore, it is...