Construction Physics

Sven Bertelsen; Guilherme Henrich; Lauri Koskela; John Rooke

Construction Physics

Sven Bertelsen, Guilherme Henrich, Lauri Koskela, John Rooke

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Abstract

At the 14th annual conference in the International Group for Lean Construction in 2006 the authors presented the concept of construction as a process being fed by a number of flows out of which one is the critical one deciding the speed with which the process takes place. This contribution takes the idea further and sets out by discussing production in general and the underlying mental flow models associated with this understanding. It then suggests a new model for the understanding of the nature of project production with a focus on all the flows feeding this complex process. It continues by discussing the nature of the flows and at the same time looks at the impact of their variability at the project level. And finally it looks at the present tools for project management and their suitability in a process understanding of the project where particularly the nature of Last Planner is discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Subtitle of host publication	Lean Construction: A New Paradigm for Managing Capital Projects
Editors	Christine L. Pasquire, Patricia Tzortzopoulos
Publisher	The International Group for Lean Construction
Pages	13-26
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9781427622792
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - East Lansing, United States Duration: 18 Jul 2007 → 20 Jul 2007 Conference number: 15

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Publisher	International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
Volume	2012
ISSN (Print)	2309-0979
ISSN (Electronic)	2789-0015

Conference

Conference	15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Abbreviated title	IGLC15
Country/Territory	United States
City	East Lansing
Period	18/07/07 → 20/07/07

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Bertelsen, S., Henrich, G., Koskela, L., & Rooke, J. (2007). Construction Physics. In C. L. Pasquire, & P. Tzortzopoulos (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction: Lean Construction: A New Paradigm for Managing Capital Projects (pp. 13-26). (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction; Vol. 2012). The International Group for Lean Construction. http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/453

Bertelsen, Sven ; Henrich, Guilherme ; Koskela, Lauri et al. / Construction Physics. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction: Lean Construction: A New Paradigm for Managing Capital Projects. editor / Christine L. Pasquire ; Patricia Tzortzopoulos. The International Group for Lean Construction, 2007. pp. 13-26 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction).

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Bertelsen, S, Henrich, G, Koskela, L & Rooke, J 2007, Construction Physics. in CL Pasquire & P Tzortzopoulos (eds), Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction: Lean Construction: A New Paradigm for Managing Capital Projects. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, vol. 2012, The International Group for Lean Construction, pp. 13-26, 15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 18/07/07. <http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/453>

Construction Physics. / Bertelsen, Sven; Henrich, Guilherme; Koskela, Lauri et al.

Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction: Lean Construction: A New Paradigm for Managing Capital Projects. ed. / Christine L. Pasquire; Patricia Tzortzopoulos. The International Group for Lean Construction, 2007. p. 13-26 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction; Vol. 2012).

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Bertelsen S, Henrich G, Koskela L, Rooke J. Construction Physics. In Pasquire CL, Tzortzopoulos P, editors, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction: Lean Construction: A New Paradigm for Managing Capital Projects. The International Group for Lean Construction. 2007. p. 13-26. (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction).

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