Measuring information flow in the detailed design of construction projects

Research in Engineering Design

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 189-206

  Tribelsky, Effi ^a   Sacks, Rafael ^b  

^a Israel Air Force   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Construction; Design management; Information flow measurement; Information technology; Lean thinking; Project management

Indexed keywords

BATCH SIZES; CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION; CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CYCLE TIME; DESIGN COORDINATION; DESIGN DOCUMENTS; DESIGN INFORMATION; DESIGN MANAGEMENT; DESIGN PHASE; DESIGN PROCESS; DETAILED DESIGN; EMPIRICAL DATA; ENGINEERING DESIGN; INFORMATION FLOW GRAPHS; INFORMATION FLOWS; LEAN PRINCIPLES; LEAN THINKING; PRACTICAL USE; PROJECT EXTRANETS; SOLUTION SPACE; WORK IN PROCESS; WORK-IN-PROGRESS INVENTORIES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETERS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCT DESIGN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956341184     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00163-009-0084-3     Document Type: Article

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