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  2. Lean construction - Wikipedia

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    Lean construction is a combination of operational research and practical development in design and construction with an adoption of lean manufacturing principles and practices to the end-to-end design and construction process. Lean Construction required the application of a robust programmatic framework to all repair, renovation, maintenance ...

  3. Team building - Wikipedia

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    The US military uses lifting a log as a team-building exercise. Team building is a collective term for various types of activities used to enhance social relations and define roles within teams, often involving collaborative tasks. It is distinct from team training, which is designed by a combination of business managers, learning and ...

  4. Lean thinking - Wikipedia

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    Lean thinking is a management framework made up of a philosophy, practices and principles which aim to help practitioners improve efficiency and the quality of work. Lean thinking encourages whole organisation participation. The goal is to organise human activities to deliver more benefits to society and value to individuals while eliminating ...

  5. Integrated project delivery - Wikipedia

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    The primary team members include the architect, key technical consultants as well as a general contractor and subcontractors. The growing use of building information modeling in the construction industry is allowing for easier sharing of information between project participants using IPD and is considered a tool to increase productivity ...

  6. Operational excellence - Wikipedia

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    Devised by Dr. Shigeo Shingo, the Shingo Model encompasses ten guiding principles for operational excellence.The Shingo Institute, an organization that awards the Shingo Prize, has identified "Ten Guiding Principles in the Shingo Model" as forming the basis for building a sustainable culture of organizational excellence: [10]

  7. Lean Six Sigma - Wikipedia

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    Lean Six Sigma is a process improvement approach that uses a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing operational waste [1] and reducing process variation. It combines the many tools and techniques that form the "tool box" of Lean Management and Six Sigma to increase the velocity of value creation in business ...

  8. Muscle-building supplements may put teens at risk for a body ...

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    The study team analyzed data from 2,731 participants ages 16 to 30 of the Canadian Study of Adolescent Health Behaviors, which aims to gather information on disordered eating, muscle-building ...

  9. Obeya - Wikipedia

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    Obeya (from Japanese Ōbeya 大部屋 "large room") is a team spirit improvement tool at an administrative level, originating from a long history of learning & improving. It is considered a component of lean manufacturing. Obeya objectives are rapid decision-making, reduction in rework and reconsiderations, and reduction in unnecessary discussions.