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China’s large population size and rapid urbanization process have made the implementation model of residential construction under huge pressure. It is vital for residential developers to adopt the best practices of production planning and control system to ensure the quality requirements of residences. This paper aims at providing a residential production and construction process management tool for homebuilding industry to achieve the quality goal of zero-defect in construction process with exploring the possibilities of integrating Lean Principles and Six Sigma. The necessity and feasibility of integrating both Lean Principles and Six Sigma were conducted. The integration content and process of Lean Six Sigma construction mode were given. Finally, a Lean Six Sigma Construction Model was established to explain the implementation process of this integrated approach in residential construction.
Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (DUT11RC(3)13)
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Shan, Yh., Li, Zf. (2013). Integration and Application of Lean Principles and Six Sigma in Residential Construction. In: Dou, R. (eds) Proceedings of 2012 3rd International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation (IEMI2012). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33012-4_25
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