The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) was founded in August 1997 and is now a non-profit corporation. The institute does research to develop knowledge regarding project based production management in the design, engineering, and construction of capital facilities.
The organisation has several international communities of practice, including ones in Australia, Ireland, Scandinavia and the UK (LCI-UK Ltd is a UK-registered charity).
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