Please Welcome Alan Mossman

by Hal on February 12, 2008

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We have another new blogger at RPM, Alan Mossman, Director of Lean Construction Institute UK. He trained as an architect and then worked as a socio-technical systems consultant. Returning to construction in 2000 he is co-editor of the Lean Construction Journal and from 2005-07 was Director of Constructing Excellence South West. Alan will be contributing articles every few weeks, or so. Please welcome him with your comments and questions.

When you're done reading the following post, head over to ChangeThis to vote on his manifesto proposal Together at the Workface: Improving Construction Logistics.

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1 Chauncey Bell February 21, 2008 at 9:40 pm: Mossman’s manifesto is no longer available: “This slushpile proposal has expired….”

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