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Hansen, G K and Olsson, N O E (2011) Layered project-layered process: lean thinking and flexible solutions. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 7(02), 70–84.

Jacomit, A M and Granja, A D (2011) An investigation into the adoption of target costing on Brazilian public social housing projects. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 7(02), 113–27.

Kestle, L, Potangaroa, R and Storey, B (2011) Integration of lean design and design management and its influence on the development of a multidisciplinary design management model for remote site projects. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 7(02), 139–53.

Kpamma, E Z and Adjei-Kumi, T (2011) Management of waste in the building design process: the Ghanaian consultants' perspective. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 7(02), 102–12.

Pasquire, C and Salvatierra-Garrido, J (2011) Introducing the concept of first and last value to aid lean design: learning from social housing projects in Chile. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 7(02), 128–38.

Tribelsky, E and Sacks, R (2011) An empirical study of information flows in multidisciplinary civil engineering design teams using lean measure. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 7(02), 85–101.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: civil engineering; design management; information flow; lean construction
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1745-2007
  • URL: http://earthscan.publisher.ingentaconnect.com.dblibweb.rdg.ac.uk:4000/content/earthscan/aedm/2011/00000007/00000002/art00003
  • Abstract:
    Achieving smooth and continual flow of information among teams of independent designers is one of the central difficulties in detailed design of complex civil engineering projects. Lean production flow phenomena such as bottlenecks, rework, large batches and long cycle times are common. This research sought correlation between the degree of success achieved, in terms of design document effectiveness, meeting budget and schedule targets, and participant satisfaction, on the one hand, and the occurrence of information flow problems, on the other. Extensive data describing the communication of design documents between team members were collected in the detailed design phase of 14 civil engineering projects, all of which were part of a major airport construction project. The degree of effectiveness of the design documents, the extent to which budget and schedule targets were met, and participants' evaluations of their success were measured. The results confirm positive correlation between the quality of information flows and the effectiveness of design documents, and confirm that unstable information flows are associated with unpredictable project outcomes. No correlation was found between information flow problems and design managers' subjective views of the processes, nor between their performance evaluations and their fulfilment of budget or schedule targets.