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What constitutes good production flow in construction?

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  • Rafael Sacks

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The notion of production flow is not well understood in the context of construction. A coherent, consistent theoretical model of flow would have practical value as it would support development of better approaches to managing production within and across projects and of measures of flow quality needed to implement them. A literature review and analysis of existing conceptualizations of flow in manufacturing and in construction lead to formulation of a model of construction flow that has three interrelated but distinct axes: project portfolio, process and operations flows. A tentative set of ideal conditions for good flow was formulated with regard to each of these three primary flows. The review, the summary model and the set of conditions provide a basis for further research and development of a comprehensive model of flow in construction and a definition of what constitutes good flow.

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  • Rafael Sacks, 2016. "What constitutes good production flow in construction?," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(9), pages 641-656, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:34:y:2016:i:9:p:641-656
    DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2016.1200733
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    1. Ningshuang Zeng & Yan Liu & Chao Mao & Markus König, 2018. "Investigating the Relationship between Construction Supply Chain Integration and Sustainable Use of Material: Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-17, October.

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