TY  - CONF
TI  - Development and Evolution of Project Production Systems: The PS-37 Case
AU  - Carneiro, Andre Quindere
AU  - Filho, Antonio Nunes de Miranda
AU  - Alves, Thais da C.L.
AU  - Nascimento, Kilson
AU  - Carneiro, Renato Quindere
AU  - Neto, Jose de P. Barros
AD  - Construction Manager, Construtora Castelo Branco, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, andre@construtoracastelobranco.com
AD  - Construction Manager, Construtora Santo Amaro, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, anmirandaf@yahoo.com.br
AD  - Assistant Professor, Structural Engineering and Construction Department, Federal University of Ceará, thaiscla@ufc.br
AD  - Director, Construtora Castelo Branco, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, kilson@construtoracastelobranco.com
AD  - Civil Engineering Intern, Construtora Castelo Branco, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, renatoquindere@yahoo.com.br
AD  - Civil Engineering Intern, Construtora Castelo Branco, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, renatoquindere@yahoo.com.br
ED  - Cuperus, Ype
ED  - Hirota, Ercilia Hitomi
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2009/07/15
T2  - 17th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 17th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Taipei, Taiwan
SP  - 383
EP  - 392
AB  - A way to better comprehending the production strategy is by looking at it from two complementary perspectives: content and process. However, most research papers tend to focus on the content of a successful production system while few explore the process in which it was developed. Because lean construction literature is no different, this paper aims to fill this gap by describing the method applied by a Brazilian construction company when designing the project production system. The method called PS-37 (three Ps and seven Ss) is named after the initials of four steps based on Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints (Presuppose, Predetermine, Process, Subordinate), the five senses of organization (Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke), and safety. It has become such a source of competitive advantage that the firm has reaped many financial gains in projects and even changed its strategic orientation. The authors present a formal description of the method, which evolved from the decision to implement the Lean philosophy at construction sites into a framework that embraces several activities necessary to deliver a project. In doing so, the authors hope to bring awareness to the benefits of understanding a successful production strategy through the process in which it was developed.
KW  - Lean project delivery system
KW  - theory of constraints
KW  - production system design.
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/625/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/625
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -