Abstract: The concept of lean originated with the Toyota Production System, but the idea of applying lean to renovation is relatively unknown. Previous studies have predominately focused on waste elimination or on achieving efficiency ...

Abstract: Many attempts have been made to thoroughly understand the lean approach and its application in construction. Among these efforts, the Toyota way model is viewed as an appropriate approach that pinpoints various aspects of ...

Abstract: Accurate modeling of infiltration losses is vital for runoff estimation and thus the development of flood design/protection criteria and water management schemes, etc. In design flood practices, the initial abstraction and ...

Abstract: Radar-based quantitative precipitation estimate (QPE) serves as input for flood forecasting, and its importance gets magnified during catastrophic storms, e.g., Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The record-breaking rainfall ...

Abstract: The pursuit of modern product sophistication and production efficiency has bolstered design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) around the world. Being both a design philosophy and a methodology, DfMA has existed in ...