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Farook Hamzeh

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Farook R. Hamzeh
Conference paper

A framework for understanding the dynamic nature of value in design and construction


Since the introduction of the Transformation, Flow, and Value (TFV) theory, the lean construction community has widely invested in research to understand and analyse effectively the concept of value in design and construction. This paper thus aims at exploring and assembling the different attributes influencing value in construction.
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An AHP approach for selecting and identifying off-site construction systems


This paper takes the initial steps and presents work targeted towards identifying the optimal off-site systems for a given project by extracting and elaborately analyzing the attributes of the different systems using the Analytical Hierarchy Process technique (AHP). The outcomes of this study will yield standardized policies for properly choosing optimal off-site systems based on...
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A lean e-governance approach to mitigate corruption within official processes in the construction industry


Lebanon is a country that has been plagued by corruption; official processes run at suboptimal levels and delay the day-to-day activities of citizens and projects across all industries, including construction. The concept of applying lean methods to mitigate this corruption is promising.
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Studying the mindset of corruption in the construction industry - a lean perspective


The construction industry practice involves corruption. Lebanon’s construction industry is no exception since it is one of the developing countries that lack anti-corruption processes. An anti-corruption framework was designed using lean principles and tools to better mitigate and control corrupt acts in the Lebanese construction industry.
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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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