TY - CONF TI - Aligning the Lean Organization: A Contractual Approach C1 - Virginia, USA C3 - 11th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction PY - 2003 AU - Matthews, Owen AU - Howell, Gregory A. AU - Mitropoulos, Panagiotis AD - CEO, Westbrook Air Conditioning & Plumbing, Box 5459, Orlando, Fl 32855-5459. owenm@westbrookfl.com AD - Managing Director, Lean Construction Institute, Box 1003, Ketchum, ID 83340, ghlci@earthlink.net AD - Research Associate, Lean Construction Institute, Box 1003, Ketchum, ID 83340, Takism@earthlink.net AB - Maximizing value and minimizing waste at the project level is difficult when the contractual structure inhibits coordination, stifles cooperation and innovation, and rewards individual contractors for both reserving good ideas, and optimizing their performance at the expense of others. This paper describes an innovative contractual structure that aligns the interests of all contractors with the objectives of the lean delivery system. The approach, requirements for implementation, and results obtained will be described and a brief reflection on theory offered. KW - Contract KW - Lean Delivery KW - Project Organization KW - Primary Team Member KW - Pact KW - formula KW - Integrated Project Delivery™ PB - T2 - 11th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction DA - 2003/01/01 CY - Virginia, USA L1 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/258/pdf L2 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/258 N1 - Export Date: 28 March 2024 DB - IGLC.net DP - IGLC LA - English ER -