The emerging concept of lean construction is concerned with the application of lean thinking to the construction industry. The ideas of lean thinking seem set to dominate the UK construction industry's quest to improve quality and efficiency. However, the current debate is based on a highly...

Although operational research traditionally has concerned itself with quantitative and technical aspects of managerial problem solving, it has gradually built up a capacity to deal with “softer†issues, and broader societal problems. This paper considers the notion of...