Proceedings

2012 · San Diego, California, USA

IGLC 20

20th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction

Editors
Iris D. Tommelein, Chrisitne L. Pasquire

120 papers

Supply Chain

  1. Assessing Reverse Logistics in South African Construction
    Winston M. Shakantu and Fidelis A. Emuze · PDF
  2. Little’s Law for the U.S House Building Industry
    Ehsan Gharaie, Nick Blismas and Ron Wakefield · PDF
  3. On Improvement in Construction Supply Chain Management
    Diego Vinicius Souza de Souza and Lauri Koskela · PDF
  4. Proof of Financial Viability of Designed Gypsum Through Value Stream Mapping
    Georgeo Dias Fernandes and Tatiana G. do Amaral · PDF
  5. Relationship of Time Lag Buffer to Material Stockpile Buffer Levels
    Elias Espino, Consuelo Aranda, Kenneth Walsh, Tara Hutchinson, Jose Restrepo, Matthew Hoehler and Robert Bachman · PDF
  6. The Level of Stakeholder Integration - Sunnyvale Case
    Aki Aapaoja, Jukke Malvalehto, Maila Herrala, Aki Pekuri and Harri Haapasalo · PDF

Safety

  1. An Examination of Safety Meetings on Construction Sites
    Tarja Mäki and Anssi Koskenvesa · PDF
  2. Improving H&S by Limiting Transport Externalities in South Africa
    Winston M. Shakantu and Fidelis A. Emuze · PDF
  3. Lean Safety: Using Leading Indicators of Safety Incidents to Improve Construction Safety
    Kevin Ng, Alan Laurlund, Gregory Howell and George Lancos · PDF

Applications in Practice

  1. A Review of the Standardized Work Application in Construction
    Renato Nunes Mariz, Flávio Augusto Picchi, Ariovaldo Denis Granja and Reymard Savio Sampaio de Melo · PDF
  2. Application of the Principles of Lean Thinking in the Post Work Construction Department
    Daniel Cupertino, Sammea A. Vilarinho, Leonardo Alencar and Tatiana G. do Amaral · PDF
  3. Application of the Rapid Lean Construction-Quality Rating Model to Engineering Companies
    Lígia Cardoso Vieira, Lahuana Oliveira De Souza and Marques Tatiana Amaral · PDF
  4. Assessment of Kanban Use on Construction Sites
    André Perroni de Burgos and Dayana Bastos Costa · PDF
  5. Critical Review of the Potential for the Implementation of Lean in the Nigerian Building Industry
    Ograbe Ahiakwo, David Oloke, Subashini Suresh and Jamal Khatib · PDF
  6. In Time at Last - Adaption of Last Planner Tools for the Design Phase of a Building Project
    Hannele Kerosuo, Tarja Mäki, Ricardo Codinhoto, Lauri Koskela and Reijo Miettinen · PDF
  7. Lean Monitoring and Evaluation in a Construction Site: A Proposal of Lean Audits
    Caroline P. Valente, Marcos de V. Novaes, Carlos Alexandre M. do A. Mourão and José de Paula B. Neto · PDF
  8. Presence of Lean Construction Principles in the Civil Construction market in the state of GOIÁS
    Tatiana Gondim do Amaral, Pedro Henrique Monteiro Celestino, José Henrique Alves Fernandes, Mário Henrique Gomes Brito and Murillo Batista Ferreira · PDF
  9. State of Production Plan Reliability – A Case Study From India
    Vishal Porwal, Bhargav Dave, Jose Fernandez-Solis, Lauri J. Koskela and H. S. Mehta · PDF
  10. Using Design Science To Further Develop Visual Management Application in Construction
    Denise Ann Brady, Patricia Tzortopoulos and John Rooke · PDF
  11. Utilization of Extra Planning Activities by Construction Companies in Sergipe, Brazil
    Débora de G. Santos, Joana Grosskopf, Andreza Menezes Souza, Antônio T. dos Santos Neto and Luiz Fernando M. Heineck · PDF

Learning

  1. Can We Teach Lean Construction Methods in Schools of Architecture?
    Gary Graham, Roseann B. Evans, Bilge Gokhan Çelik and Frederick E. Gould · PDF
  2. Different Perspectives on Teaching Lean Construction
    Cynthia C.Y. Tsao, Thais da C. L. Alves and Panagiotis (Takis) Mitropoulos · PDF
  3. Survey Instrument to Facilitate Continuous Improvement of Lean Teaching Materials: A First Run Study
    Zofia K. Rybkowski, Manish Munankami, James Smith and Aditi Kulkarni · PDF
  4. The Last Planner System as a Driver for Knowledge Creation
    Sol Skinnarland and Solveig Yndesdal · PDF
  5. The Oops Game: How Much Planning Is Enough?
    Gregory Howell and Min Liu · PDF
  6. Transparency in Construction Sites
    Thiago Rosendo de Oliveira, Dayana Bastos Costa and Natasha Ilse Rothbucher Thomas · PDF

Production Planning and Control

  1. Causes of Time Buffer in Construction Project Task Durations
    Marion M. Russell, Greg Howell, Simon M. Hsiang and Min Liu · PDF
  2. Characterizing Final Stages of Construction Work
    Iuri A. de Vasconcelos, Marcella F. Soares and Luiz Fernando M. Heineck · PDF
  3. Construction Crew Design Guidelines: a Lean Approach
    Naveen Nerwal and T.S. Abdelhamid · PDF
  4. Digital Allocation of Production Factors in Earth Work Construction
    Kim Kirchbach, Tobias Bregenhorn and Fritz Gehbauer · PDF
  5. Implementing Lean Six Sigma: A Case Study in Concrete Panel Production
    Celep Oguz, Yong-Woo Kim, John Hutchison and Seungheon Han · PDF
  6. Is Improvisation Compatible with Lookahead Planning? An Exploratory Study
    Farook R. Hamzeh, Farah Abi Morshed, Hala Jalwan and Issa Saab · PDF
  7. Production Practices for High Reliability in Concrete Construction
    Babak Memarian and Panagiotis Mitropoulos · PDF
  8. The Robust Schedule - A Link to Improved Workflow
    Søren Lindhard and Søren Wandahl · PDF
  9. Using the Forward Thinking Index to Reduce Delays Related to Request for Information Process
    David Higgins, Jr., Shannon Fryer, Rob Stratton, Dave Simpson and Justin Reginato · PDF
  10. What is Seen as the Best Practice of Site Management?
    Anssi Koskenvesa and Satu Sahlstedt · PDF

Cost Management

  1. Cost Performance of Energy Efficiency Measures in Residential Retrofit Projects
    Michael G. Whelton, David R. Riley and Ben Carlsen · PDF
  2. Interorganizational Cost Management and its Implications for Target Costing in Construction
    Reymard Savio Sampaio de Melo and Ariovaldo Denis Granja · PDF

Theory

  1. Design Science Research in Lean Construction: Process and Outcomes
    Cecilia G. da Rocha, Carlos T. Formoso, Patricia Tzortzopoulos-Fazenda, Lauri Koskela and Algan Tezel · PDF
  2. Developing Production Theory: What Issues Need To Be Taken Into Consideration?
    John Rooke, Lauri Koskela, Greg Howell and Mike Kagioglou · PDF
  3. Identifying Lean Construction Categories of Practices in the IGLC Proceedings
    Bernardo M.B.S. Etges, Tacisio A. Saurin and Iamara R. Bulhões · PDF
  4. Revisiting the Concept of Flexibility
    Antonio N. de Miranda Filho, Luiz F. M. Heineck and Jorge Moreira da Costa · PDF
  5. Waste in Construction: a Systematic Literature Review on Empirical Studies
    Daniela Dietz Viana, Carlos Torres Formoso and Bo Terje Kalsaas · PDF

Design Management

  1. Extending the Interaction of Building Information modeling and lean construction
    Pedram Oskouie, David J. Gerber, Thais Alves and Burcin Becerik-Gerber · PDF
  2. Reducing Rework in Design by Comparing Structural Complexity using a multi domain matrix
    Gernot Hickethier, Iris D. Tommelein and Fritz Gehbauer · PDF
  3. Root Causes of Clashes in Building Information Models
    Iris D. Tommelein and Sepide Gholami · PDF

People, Culture, and Change

  1. 'Find-Think-Write-Publish' - Lean Thinking in Scientific Paper Writing
    Anders Björnfot, Helena Johnsson and Peter Simonsson · PDF
  2. Adoption of Lean Construction in the Final Stages of a Construction Process, Why Does It Not Happen?
    Iuri A. Vasconcelos, Marcella F. Soares and Luiz Fernando M. Heineck · PDF
  3. Applying Lean in Construction - Cornerstones for Implementation
    Aki Pekuri, Maila Herrala, Aki Aapaoja and Harri Haapasalo · PDF
  4. Developing a “True North” Best Practice Lean Company with Navigational Compass
    Claus Nesensohn, S. Tugra Demir and David J. Bryde · PDF
  5. Exploring Crew Behavior During Uncertain Jobsite Conditions
    Ankur Paresh Desai and Tariq Sami Abdelhamid · PDF
  6. How Integrated Governance Contributes to Value Generation – Insights From an IPD Case Study
    Patricia Tillmann, Glenn Ballard, Patricia Tzortzopolous and Carlos Formoso · PDF
  7. Meta-Organization: the Future for the Lean Organization
    Paulo de Tarso Soubhie Napolitano and Fernando Cerveró-Romero · PDF
  8. Path Dependency to Path Creation: Enabling Strategic Lean Implementation
    Nicola Morrey, Christine Pasquire, Andrew Dainty and Derek Thomson · PDF

Environment, Sustainability, and “Green”

  1. Green-Lean Approach for Assessing Environmental and Production Waste in Construction
    Sergio Rosenbaum, Mauricio Toledo and Vicente Gonzalez · PDF
  2. Lean and Green: A Relationship Matrix
    Sarah B. M. Carneiro, Ivna B. Campos, Deborah M. de Oliveira and José P. Barros Neto · PDF
  3. Relation Between the Sustainable Maturity of Construction companies and the philosophy of lean construction
    Ivna B. Campos, Deborah M. de Oliveira, Sarah B. M. Carneiro, Ana Beatriz Luna de Carvalho and José P. Barros Neto · PDF

Past the Tipping Point?

  1. A Brief History of the Concept of Waste in Production
    Lauri Koskela, Rafael Sacks and John Rooke · PDF
  2. Accelerating the Adoption of Lean Thinking in the Construction Industry
    Dawn Naney, Clay Goser and Marcelo Azambuja · PDF
  3. Exploring Value Concept Through the IGLC Community: Nineteen Years of Experience
    Jose Salvatierra-Garrido, Christine Pasquire and Luciana Miron · PDF
  4. How Do You Understand Lean?
    Maila E. Herrala, Aki Pekuri and Aki Aapaoja · PDF
  5. Spread of BIM : A Comparative Analysis of Scientific Production in Brazil and Abroad
    Thaís M. Carneiro, Deborah M. de O Lins and José de Paula Barros Neto · PDF
  6. Ten Years of Last Planner in Finland - Where Are We?
    Anssi Koskenvesa and Lauri Koskela · PDF

Systems Engineering

Product Development

  1. A Case Study on Benefits Realisation and Its Contributions for Achieving Project Outcomes
    Patricia Tillmann, Patricia Tzortzopolous, Stelios Sapountzis, Carlos Formoso and Mike Kagioglou · PDF
  2. An Overview of the Customisation Strategies Developed by Four Organisations of the House-Building Sector
    Cecilia Gravina da Rocha, Carlos Torres Formoso and Aguinaldo dos Santos · PDF
  3. Design Inadequacies Analysis in Low Income Housing Service Areas
    Mariana M. X. Lima, Sara C. Maia and José de Paula Barros Neto · PDF
  4. Lean Product Development at Cathedral Hill Hospital Project
    Baris Lostuvali, Thais da C. L. Alves and Ralf-Uwe Modrich · PDF
  5. Using the Kano Model to Identify Customer Value
    Tuuli Jylhä and Seppo Junnila · PDF

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