Cross-industry collaboration
Conference paper
Innovation with creative collaborative practices
Lean is about solving problems related to reducing waste while maximizing value. The project team of the construction project Bispevika in Norway is working on how creative collaborative practices can be performed in problem-solving processes. This paper considers following research questions: Which creative collaborative practices are implemented in Bispevika? What are the experiences of these...
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Designing as a court of law
It is contended that legal proceedings, as they have evolved from Antiquity onwards, embrace important and effective principles for collaborative competition in pursuit of a common goal, in the considered context, justice. Seven principles contributing to this goal can be recognised: “hear both parties”, reasoned judgment, right to appeal, use of both logical and rhetorical...
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Short takt time in construction - A practical study
Takt Planning and Takt Control (TPTC), as a method of Lean Construction, has been developed over years and has increasing applications in construction practice over the last years. The collective understanding is that this method can only be implemented when there is a high level of repetition in the structure of a building project and...
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Combined application of earned value management and last planner system in construction projects
The application of the Last Planner System (LPS)in the construction industry is increasing more and more. Reviews in the literature report that by applying LPS project performance is improving. However practical experience shows that there is some lack of structure in daily work. Further more researchers are still looking for feasible process measurement. This paper...
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Can BIM furnish lean benefits: An Indian case study
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is recognized as an enabler for proficient accomplishment of projects in construction industry at different levels. For this study, BIM has been identified as an effective process for achieving various lean benefits for construction projects in India.