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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction Part 1: Theory of Waste inConstruction 1. Wastes in Construction:Concepts and Types 2. Making-Do or Resilience?Making Sense of Variability 3. MeasuringWorkflow and Waste in Project-basedProduction Part 2: Value in Construction 4. ASystemic Proposal for the Concept of Value inLean Construction 5. Value is Relative: HowDecision Making Theories affect LeanConstruction 6. Lean and Sustainability inConstruction: Creating Value Part 3: Control ofWaste in Construction 7. Last Planner System:Improving Planning Procedures as an Approachto Reduce Waste 8. Guidelines and Conditionsfor Implementing the Kanban System inConstruction 9. Use of Andon in a HorizontalResidential Construction Project 10. GenchiGenbutsu: the importance of ‘Go And SeeYourself’ to Project Value Conclusion

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Value and Waste in LeanConstructionEdited by Fidelis A. Emuze, Central University ofTechnology, Free State, South Africa and Tarcisio A. Saurin

This book builds a common understanding of the role andcontribution of value-adding activities in achievingstipulated objectives and continuous improvement inconstruction projects, and contrasts this with what leanconstruction calls "waste". This international collection seeksto create a paradigm shift, which will shape work processesand future directions for how value is conceptualized andoperationalized in both the project management andbusiness aspects of construction.

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