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@CONFERENCE{Nguyen2021,
author={Nguyen, Quynh Anh and Koskela, Lauri and Potter, Doug and Tezel, Algan and Pedo, Barbara and Tzortzopoulos, Patricia },
editor={ },
title={Application of Ji Koutei Kanketsu in Highways Design Process Improvement}, 
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={623-633},
url={http://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1928},
doi={10.24928/2021/0186},
affiliation={PhD student, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Univ. of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield  UK, quynhanh.nguyen@hud.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0003-0945-6584 ; Professor, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Univ. of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield  UK, l.koskela@hud.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0003-4449-2281  ; Associate Technical Director & CDM Principal Designer Manager, Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd,  Manchester UK, doug.potter@arcadis.com, orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-9785 ; Senior Lecturer, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Univ. of Huddersfield, Queensgate,  Huddersfield UK, a.tezel@hud.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0003-3903-6126 ; PhD student and KTP Associate, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Univ. of Huddersfield,  Queensgate, Huddersfield UK, b.pedo@hud.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0002-6520-0981  ; Associate Dean of Research, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Univ. of Huddersfield,  Queensgate, Huddersfield UK, p.tzortzopoulos@hud.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-6753 },
abstract={This paper provides an introduction to ‘Ji Koutei Kanketsu’ (JKK) as a recently developed Lean method and illustrates its potential to support the improvement of BIM-based highways design work processes. JKK is developed based on the concept of jidoka to enhance the autonomation in non-physical work processes. This method provides the employees the confidence to complete their own processes without defects, while requiring a strong collaboration between the managers and their teams. The paper is based on an action research study for trialing the use of JKK in a large engineering company. It is concluded that JKK, when its prescription is compared to the current state, focuses attention to the following issues: defining individual work activities, their support factors, their pre-conditions, the judgment criteria of their outputs, and continuous improvement. JKK is also evaluated by comparing it to other, overlapping methods.  },
author_keywords={Lean, BIM, jidoka, ji koutei kanketsu },
address={Lima, Peru },
issn={ },
publisher={ },
language={English},
document_type={Conference Paper},
source={IGLC},
}