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@CONFERENCE{Saurin2021,
author={Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu and Viana, Daniela Dietz and Formoso, Carlos Torres and Tommelein, Iris D. and Koskela, Lauri and Fireman, Marcus and Barth, Karina and Bataglin, Fernanda and Coelho, Rafael and Singh, Vishesh and Zani, Carolina and Ransolin, Natália and Disconzi, Claudia Guerra },
editor={ },
title={Slack in Construction - Part 2: Practical Applications}, 
journal={Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)}, 
booktitle={Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)}, 
year={2021},
pages={197-206},
url={http://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1878},
doi={10.24928/2021/0178},
affiliation={Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering and Transportation Department, Federal University of Rio  Grande do Sul, Brazil, saurin@ufrgs.br, orcid.org/0000-0003-2929-5888 ; Adjunct Professor, Interdisciplinary Department, NORIE, UFRGS, dietz.viana@ufrgs.br,  orcid.org/0000-0001-8958-4708 ; Professor, Building Innovation Research Unit (NORIE), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul  (UFRGS). Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, formoso@ufrgs.br, orcid.org/0000-0002-4772-3746  ; Professor, Civil and Envir. Engrg. Dept., Director, Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL),  University of California, Berkeley, CA, tommelein@berkeley.edu, orcid.org/0000-0002-9941-6596 ; Professor, Civil and Envir. Engrg. Dept., Director, Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL),  University of California, Berkeley, CA, tommelein@berkeley.edu, orcid.org/0000-0002-9941-6596 ; PhD Student, Postgraduate Program in Civil Eng.: Construction and Infrastructure, UFRGS, Porto  Alegre 90035-190, Brazil, marcus@climbgroup.com.br, orcid.org/0000-0001-5843-4715  ; PhD Candidate, NORIE, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Consultant and Managing  Partner at LD Consulting, kbertotto@gmail.com, orcid.org/0000-0001-9612-6246  ; PhD Candidate, Postgraduate Program in Civil Eng.: Construction and Infrastructure, UFRGS, Porto  Alegre, Brazil, fernanda.saidelles@gmail.com, orcid.org/0000-0001-8859-1201  ; PhD Student, Civil and Envir. Eng. Dept. and Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL), Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, rvcoelho@berkeley.edu, orcid.org/0000-0003-3298-3622 ; PhD Student, Civil and Envir. Eng. Dept. and Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL), Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, visheshvs@berkeley.edu, orcid.org/0000-0002-6999-9727  ; PhD Student, Civil and Envir. Eng. Dept. and Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL), Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, visheshvs@berkeley.edu, orcid.org/0000-0002-6999-9727  ; PhD Candidate, Postgraduate Program in Civil Eng.: Construction and Infrastructure, UFRGS, Porto  Alegre, Brazil, natalia.ransolin@ufrgs.br, orcid.org/0000-0002-7128-8000  ; PhD Candidate, Postgraduate Program in Civil Eng.: Construction and Infrastructure, UFRGS, Porto  Alegre, Brazil, natalia.ransolin@ufrgs.br, orcid.org/0000-0002-7128-8000  },
abstract={Construction projects are exposed to a wide diversity of variabilities, which suggests the existence of a correspondent wide diversity of variability coping mechanisms, whether they are designed or not. This wide diversity is not properly accounted for by the concept of buffer, as it neglects the social and informal dimensions of coping with variability. The use of the concept of slack is proposed as an alternative. A companion IGLC 29 paper defines slack and discusses its relationships with proxy concepts such as flexibility and resilience. This paper presents nine practical examples of slack in managerial processes and topics that are of interest for the lean construction community. These examples suggest that, while slack has been concealed by the lack of theorization and consistent terminology, it is ubiquitous in lean construction. Opportunities for future studies are outlined },
author_keywords={Slack, complexity, concept map },
address={Lima, Peru },
issn={ },
publisher={ },
language={English},
document_type={Conference Paper},
source={IGLC},
}