Perry (Parviz) Daneshgari is an

Iranian-American Iranian-Americans, also known as Persian-Americans, are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry, or who hold Iranian citizenship. Most Iranian-Americans arrived in the United States after 1979, as a result of the Irani ...

entrepreneur, engineer and author born in

Ahvaz, Iran Ahvaz (; ) is a city in the Central District of Ahvaz County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is home to Persians, Arabs and other groups such as Qashqai and Kurds. Languages spoke ...

. He founded MCA, which appeared on the TV Program ''

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'', in 1990 and has written many books and articles in specialized magazines and websites. Perry has an

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...

from

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public university, public research university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 375 programs. It is Michigan's third-l ...

and a

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mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

from the

University of Karlsruhe The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; ) is both a German public university, public research university in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, and a research center of the Helmholtz Association. KIT was created in 2009 when the University of Ka ...

, as well as B.S. in civil and mechanical engineering from Northwestern University. He specializes in

Agile Construction Agile construction is an integrated system of principles and methods, and a philosophy of doing business adapted to jobsites and overall project delivery in the construction industry. It is born from agile manufacturing and project management, whi ...

, a way of doing business that focuses on adaptation and quick changes on job sites and production lines. Daneshgari has collaborated with research projects on different industries, most of them focused on increasing productivity in those industries applying agile methods of working, for example: “Developing a Standard Format for Calculating Construction size and Share”, “Ideal Jobsite Inventory Levels to Improve Profitability” for Electri International and other organization like Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, NAED Education and Research Foundation, New Horizons Foundation, etc.. Perry in collaboration with

Heather Moore Heather Moore is an engineer from Michigan known for her research in construction management and construction productivity. She is the Vice President of Operations at MCA. She studied Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Mi ...

and MCA have written articles in some specialized magazines like Electrical Contracting Magazine, The Electrical Distribution Magazine, and more.

Bibliography

for the electrical contractor *The Chase: Constant Pursuit For Improvement *Lean Operations in Wholesale Distribution *

, a Profitable construction, higher profits and better cash flow. *Application of

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E2691 Standard Practice for Job Productivity Measurement in

*Competing in the New Construction Environment: A Compilation to Lead the Way - The Here and Now-How to Be Competitive, Book 1: *Operational Model Needed to Compete in Industrialized Construction - Industrialization of Construction, A Compilation to Lead the Way, Book 2: *Industrialization of Construction, A Compilation to Lead the Way, Foundation and Future, Dealing with the Challenges of More Work, Book 3: *Efficiency and Continuous Improvement: Survival of the Unfits - Book 4: *Agile Distribution®, Application of Lean Principles: *Industrialization of Construction: How it will happen, and how to stay ahead using Agile Construction

References

External links

P. Daneshgari profile on ECM

* Daneshgari, Dr. Perry, and Dr. Heather Moore. Prefabrication Handbook for the Construction Industry 201

* Daneshgari, Dr. Perry, and Dr. Heather Moore. Industrialization of Construction How it will happen, and how to stay ahead using Agile Construction 202

* Daneshgari, Dr. Perry, and Dr. Heather Moore. Prefabrication or Electrical Installations for Construction NECA 5- 202

* Andrew P. McCoy and Fred Sargent, Daneshgari, Dr. Perry. A Surprising Response, EC&M Magazin

* Daneshgari, Dr. Perry, Moore, Dr. Heather, Jennifer Daneshgari. Outcomes Over Outputs: A Leader’s Guide to Measuring: CFM

* Daneshgari, Dr. Perry, Moore, Dr. Heather. AI & Construction: Separating Data from Debris: CFM

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daneshgari, Perry American people of Iranian descent