TY  - CONF
TI  - Increasing the Understanding of Lean Principles With Advanced Visualization Technologies
C1  - Virginia, USA
C3  - 11th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
PY  - 2003
AU  - Tan, Bo
AU  - Horman, Michael J.
AU  - Messner, John I.
AU  - Riley, David R.
AD  - Graduate Student, Depart. Architectural Engr., Penn State Univ., 104 Engr. Unit A, University Park, PA 16802, 814-863-6786, FAX 814-863-4789, btan@psu.edu
AD  - Assistant Professor, Depart. Architectural Engr., Penn State Univ., 211 Engr. Unit A, University Park, PA 16802, 814-863-2080, FAX 814-863-4789, mjhorman@engr.psu.edu
AD  - Assistant Professor, Depart. Architectural Engr., Penn State Univ., 104 Engr. Unit A, University Park, PA 16802, 814-865-4578, FAX 814-863-4789, jmessner@engr.psu.edu
AD  - Associate Professor, Depart. Architectural Engr., Penn State Univ., 104 Engr. Unit A, University Park, PA 16802, 814-863-2079, FAX 814-863-4789, driley@engr.psu.edu
AB  - Advanced production management principles, like those of lean construction, have tremendous potential to improve the construction of projects. Ideas of lean construction have been proposed for more than ten years. These have had success, but they have hardly revolutionized the industry like lean production has impacted the manufacturing industry. One significant challenge facing proponents of advance production management in construction is the ability to articulate lean construction principles in a meaningful way to new users. Advanced visualization technologies like 3D and 4D Computer Aided Design (CAD), can help managers and foremen visualize the impact and usefulness of these principles. This paper describes an experiment performed with a graduate class to assess the use of 4D CAD for visualizing the various elements of production flow. Students were asked to assess a Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule for production flow characteristics. They were then asked to review the same sequence of work in a 4D CAD model. A large proportion of the class did not identify the flow issues in the CPM schedule, but most of them identified critical flow issues in the 4D CAD model. It was concluded that this visualization technology helped the students identify, explain and develop a deeper understanding of advanced production management principles.
KW  - Production flow
KW  - lean construction
KW  - 4D CAD modeling
KW  - visualization
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T2  - 11th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
DA  - 2003/01/01
CY  - Virginia, USA
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/269/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/269
N1  - Export Date: 18 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -