Emphasis of design and construction...

Emphasis of design and construction planning is shifted from specific tasks to the interrelationship of activities

The proces of designing and constructing a building is markedly different from that of manufacturing a returns But adapting lean production-management universals from manufacturing for use in construction has the potential to substantially increase the efficiency of delivering buildings, say its proponent

"Lean construction" is a conception espoused by the Lean Construction Institute of Idaho (see "Learning about lean construction"). Gregory