Conference Full Papers

 

THEORY AND KNOWLEDGE

The Theory of Project Management: explanation to novel methods

Lauri Koskela and Greg Howell

Managing the Three Aspects of Production in Construction

Sven Bertelsen and Lauri Koskela

Bridging the Gaps: towards a comprehensive understanding of lean Construction

Sven Bertelsen

Can Know-How Be Signaled?

Nuno Gil

SAFETY, QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENT

Working Near the Edge: a new approach to construction safety

Gregory A. Howell, Glenn Ballard, Tariq S. Abdelhamid and Panagiotis Mitropoulos

Safety and Production: an integrated planning and control model

Tarcisio A. Saurin, Carlos T. Formoso, Lia B. M. Guimarães and Alexandre C. Soares

Physical Demands of Construction Work: a source of workflow unreliability

Tariq S. Abdelhamid and John G. Everett

Quality Management Tools for Lean Production: moving from enforcement to empowerment

Marton Marosszeky, R. Thomas, Khalid Karim, S. Davis and D. McGeorge

The Importance of Project Culture in Achieving Quality Outcomes in Construction

R. Thomas, Marton Marosszeky, Khalid Karim, S. David and D. McGeorge

Environmental Performance and Lean Construction Concepts: can we talk about a 'clean construction'?

Clarice Menezes Degani and Francisco Ferreira Cardoso

 

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Construction Supply Chain Modeling: a research review and interdisciplinary research agenda

William J. OBrien, Kerry London and Ruben Vrijhoef

Exploring the Connection Between Open Building and Lean Construction: defining a postponement strategy for supply chain management

RubenVrijhoef, Ype Cuperus and Hans Voordijk

Case Study in Application of Project Scheduling System for Construction Supply Chain Management

Kalyan Vaidyanathan

Identification and Classification of Value Drivers for a New Production Homebuilding Supply Chain

John Taylor and Hans Björnsson

Value Stream Analysis Of Construction Supply Chains: case study on pipe supports used in power plants

Roberto J. Arbulu and Iris D. Tommelein

Alternative Supply-Chain Configurations for Engineered or Catalogued Made-to-Order Components: case study on pipe supports used in power plants

Roberto J. Arbulu and Iris D. Tommelein

Subcontracting and Cooperation Network in Building Construction: a literature review

Julio Y. Shimizu and Francisco F. Cardoso

 

PREFABRICATION AND SITE INSTALLATION

An Application of Lean Concepts and Techniques to Precast Concrete Fabrication

Glenn Ballard, Nigel Harper and Todd Zabelle

Reducing Lead Time for Electrical Switchgear

Jan Elfving, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard

Prefabrication for Lean Building Services Distribution

M. J. Mawdesley and G. Long

Leaner Construction Through Off-Site Manufacturing

Christine L Pasquire and Gary E Connolly

Applying the Concept of Mobile Cell Manufacturing on the Drywall Process

Aguinaldo dos Santos, L. Moser and J.E. Tookey

Technological Interventions in the Control of Services in a Lean Environment

Luiz Fernando M. Heineck, Madalena Osório Leite, Pedro Eduardo Pereira and Francisco Eugênio Montenegro da Rocha

Comparing and Implementing Alternative Work Structures: installation of door frames

Cynthia C. Y. Tsao and Iris D. Tommelein

 

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Towards the Development of a Conceptual Design Management Model for Remote Sites

Linda Kestle and Kerry London

Mapping the Production Process: a case study

Michail Kagioglou, Angela Lee, Rachel Cooper, Stuart Carmichael and Ghassan Aouad

The Importance of the Design for Production in the Design Process Management in Building Construction

Janayna Patrícia R. de Aquino and Silvio Burrattino Melhado

Concurrent Engineering in Construction: studies of brief-design integration

Maria Julia M. Mesquita, Márcio M. Fabrício and Silvio B. Melhado

Design Process at Public Companies Dealing with Housing Production: evaluation by means of a case study

Kelly P. Inouye, Silvio B. Melhado and Ubiraci E. L. Souza

Project Definition and Wicked Problems

Michael Whelton and Glenn Ballard

Product Development Process Implementation: exploratory case studies in construction and manufacturing

Patricia Tzortzopoulos, Martin Betts and Rachel Cooper

 

IMPLEMENTATION AND STRATEGY

Developing Incentive Strategies for Implementation of Lean Construction

Luis F. Alarcon and Loreto Seguel

Understanding Lean Construction and How it Penetrates the Industry: a comparison of the dissemination of lean within the uk and the netherlands

Eric Johansen, Henk Glimmerveen and Ruben Vrijhoef

The Relantionship Between Strategy and Lean Construction

José de Paula Barros Neto

The Influence of Revolutionary and Evolutionary Strategic Changes According to Tushman and Romanelli's Model in The Construction Sector

Carlos Ricardo Rossetto, Adriana M. Rossetto and Rodrigo B. de Mello

The Strategic Adaptation in the Construction Industry: a case study in the town of Passo Fundo (RS)

Carlos Ricardo Rossetto, Edson Salvador and Rodrigo B. de Mello

The Almere Monitor: an evaluation of 19 consumer oriented housing projects in The Netherlands

Ype Cuperus

 

PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

Improving the Production Planning and Control System in a Building Company: Contributions After Stabilization

Alexandre C. Soares, Maurício M. S. Bernardes and Carlos T. Formoso

Contributions to the Evaluation of Production Planning and Control Systems in Building Companies

Maurício M. S. Bernardes and Carlos T. Formoso

Applying the Last Planner Control System to a Construction Project: a case study in Quito, Ecuador

Mario Fiallo C. and Víctor Hugo Revelo P.

Formulating the Work Flow Plan for Horizontal Projects: case study

Fernanda Aranha Saffaro and Edi Carlos Pires de Paula

Stochastic Analysis on Project Duration Under the Requirement of Continuous Resource Utilization

I-Tung Yang

Collaborative Implementation of Lean Planning Systems in Chilean Construction Companies

Luis F. Alarcón, Sven Diethelmand and Oscar Rojo

Lean Construction: from theory to practice

Antonio Sergio Itri Conte

 

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

Case Study: Overhead Costs Analysis

Yong-Woo Kim and Glenn Ballard

A Study of the Relationship Between Buffers and Performance in Construction

Masanobu Sakamoto, Michael J. Horman and H. Randolph Thomas

Development of an Operational Parameter Measuring System

Antonio N. de Miranda Filho and Emílio Araújo Menezes

Construction Process Measurement and Improvement

Hans E. Picard

Transparency in Building Construction: a case study

Luiz Fernando M. Heineck, Pedro Eduardo Pereira, Madalena Osório Leite, José de Paula Barros Neto and Igor Barros Pinho

Non Value-Adding Activities: a comparative study of indonesian and australian construction projects

Sugiharto Alwi, Keith Hampson and Sherif Mohamed

 

INFORMATION TECNOLOGY

The evaluation of alternative production system designs with discrete event simulation

John D. Draper and Julio Martinez

Implementing Electronic Document Management System For a Lean Design Process

André Carneiro Giandon, Ricardo Mendes Junior and Sergio Scheer

Next Generation of Construction Planning and Control System: the lewis approach

Eknarin Sriprasert and Nashwan Dawood

Automated Classification Methods: supporting the implementation of pull techniques for information flow management

Carlos H. Caldas and Lucio Soibelman

Specification Standards for the New Management Settings of Construction

Sérgio R. Leusin de Amorim, Lucia Peixoto, Roberta Nunes and Luís C. Madeira