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@CONFERENCE{Chin2008,
author={Chin, Chang-Sun and Russell, Jeffrey S. },
editor={Tzortzopoulos, Patricia  and Kagioglou, Mike  },
title={Improving Performance of Process Flows}, 
journal={16th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction}, 
booktitle={16th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction}, 
year={2008},
pages={39-49},
url={http://www.iglc.net/papers/details/552},
affiliation={Ph.D. Candidate, Construction Engineering and Management Program, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, chin2@wisc.edu ; Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, russell@engr.wisc.edu },
abstract={A process flow is a sequence of processes and stock points through which entities pass in sequence. At the level of a flow, the performance metrics related to overall system performance are throughput, cycle time and work-in-process. Understanding relationships between these metrics and flow behaviour is most important part to improve process flow performance and design high efficiency flows. A system can perform completely differently under different conditions. By comparing flow performance in a present state with those in theoretically possible states that a system can reach, we can determine whether a process flow is good or bad. The research defines process flow performance metrics as well as their relationships, and suggests a method to evaluate process flow performance using the flow metrics. The outcome will provide an internal benchmark of a process flow and different routes for process flow improvement. },
author_keywords={process flow, bottleneck rate, raw process time, critical WIP, practical worst case performance, internal benchmark },
address={Manchester, UK },
issn={ },
publisher={ },
language={English},
document_type={Conference Paper},
source={IGLC},
}