This article was triggered by a public client opting to change contracting strategy on a pre-designed 4-lane motorway project from design-bid-build to design-build contract. The goal for the client is to build roads cheaper and faster with the greatest possible economic benefits for society. In the article, we ask: Which changes associated with the transition...

Formwork materials and worker payments are one of the main expenditures in reinforced-concrete structures. Formwork engineering is thus one main factor impacting project success. In current practice, formwork construction including non-value-adding activities results rework and inventory waste. The aim of the paper is to adopt the lean manufacturing ideas to reduce unnecessary waste in the...

This scoping review was undertaken to explore uptake and implementation in Indigenous primary health care (PHC), including barriers and enablers to embedding continuous quality improvement (CQI) in routine practice. The article contains guidance on how research and evaluation might be intensified to support implementation.

Manual 'easy jobs' need to be efficient, standardised and quality assured to remain competitive against automated production. Inspired by axiomatic design this study aims at selecting design of lean methods and equipment for digital assembly instructions and standardised work.

The aim of this study is to examine and determine organisational cultural profiles of organisations in the Finnish construction industry as they are currently perceived and preferred by professionals themselves.