23rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Perth, Australia - 2015

Waste in Design and Engineering

Knut Erik Bonnier1, Bo Terje Kalsaas2 & Arne Olai Ose3

1M.Sc. graduate, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Engineering Sciences, Univ. of Agder, 4846 Grimstad, Norway, +47 91334380
2Professor, Dr Ing, School of Business and Law, Department of working life and innovation, Univ. of Agder, 4846 Grimstad, Norway, +47 97082582, [email protected]
3M.Sc. graduate, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Engineering Sciences, Univ. of Agder, 4846 Grimstad, Norway, +47 91179566

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the feasibility of using waste drivers to explain waste in a design and engineering setting. Waste drivers are defined as the mechanisms that have the capacity to create waste, under certain conditions. The waste can occur in design and engineering, and as a consequence of design and engineering. Waste include, e.g. reduced build ability and usability, with increased costs, time, and quality. The distinctiveness of the engineering process has been central when attempting to identify the waste drivers. The complexity associated with waste in design and engineering may indicate that the conventional manufacturing wastes do not suffice in the context of identifying waste in design and engineering. Based on researched literature and a case study, a list of waste drivers was identified. This paper should contribute to the understanding of design and engineering processes. Thus, potentially making design and engineering processes more predictable.

Keywords

Waste, mechanisms, engineering, design, management.

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Bonnier, K. E. , Kalsaas, B. T. & Ose, A. O. 2015. Waste in Design and Engineering, 23rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction , 463-472. doi.org/

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