TY - CONF TI - PROCESS TRANSPARENCY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES: EXAMPLES FROM CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN BRAZIL C1 - Haifa, Israel C3 - 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction SP - 296 EP - 302 PY - 2010 AU - Tezel, Algan AU - Koskela, Lauri J AU - Tzortzopoulos-Fazenda, Patricia AU - Formoso, Carlos T. AU - Alves, Thais AU - Neto, Barros AU - Viana, Daniela AU - Mota, Bruno AD - PhD Student, School of Built Environment, University of Salford, UK, b.a.tezel@pgr.salford.ac.uk AD - Professor, School of Built Environment, University of Salford, UK, l.j.koskela@salford.ac.uk AD - Senior Lecturer, School of Built Environment, University of Salford, UK, p.tzortzopoulos@salford.ac.uk AD - Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formoso@ufrgs.br AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, San Diago State University, USA, talves@mail.sdsu.edu AD - Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Ceara, Brazil, jpbarros@ufc.br AD - MSc Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, danidietz@gmail.com AD - MSc Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, brunopmota@yahoo.com.br ED - Walsh, Kenneth ED - Alves, Thais AB - Process transparency is the core concept in Visual Management (VM), which is one of the founding blocks of the Toyota Production System. This paper presents the preliminary results of a collaborative research conducted between Brazil and the UK, as part of a research effort focused on the application of Visual Management in construction. How process transparency is realized on construction sites is the main research question of the paper. The use of this concept and the implementation of the transparency theory were investigated through multiple case studies, carried out in nine different construction companies. The findings are explained through six theoretical transparency increasing approaches. The affecting parameters in the application of, the management’s perception of and several methods in process transparency in construction were identified. Further work, especially exploring the functions of process transparency on construction sites and reflecting the worker perception of the issue, is necessary to elaborate the process transparency concept. KW - Process transparency KW - Visual Management KW - lean theory implementation PB - T2 - 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction DA - 2010/07/14 CY - Haifa, Israel L1 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/693/pdf L2 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/693 N1 - Export Date: 27 April 2024 DB - IGLC.net DP - IGLC LA - English ER -