Browsing by Author "Ballard, Glenn"

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    • Overcoming the Hurdle of First Cost: Action Research in Target Costing 
      Ballard, Glenn; Rybkowski, Zofia K. (2009 Construction Research Congress (Construction Institute of ASCE), 2009-04-05)
      Advocates of sustainable and evidence-based design initiatives argue that building owners can secure favorable internal rates of return when full life cycle building costs are considered. While the argument has merit, these ...
    • Using Controlled Experiments to Calibrate Computer Models: The Airplane Game as a Lean Simulation Exercise 
      Rybkowski, Zofia K.; Wong, John-Michael; Ballard, Glenn; Tommelein, Iris D. (Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, 2008-07)
      Simulation games may be used to introduce lean principles to those who are considering implementing them. However, they can also function as controlled experiments against which to calibrate a computer model and they can ...