https://doi.org/10.24928/2023/0188

The PICO Framework for Analysis and Design of Production Systems for Construction

Li-Or Sharoni¹, Rafael Sacks², Timson Yeung³, Otto Alhava⁴, Enni Laine⁵ & Jhonattan Martinez Ribon⁶

¹Master student, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-2831-3290.
²Professor, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, +972 4 829 3190, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0001-9427-5053
³Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel, orcid.org/0000-0002-2195-0801, [email protected]
⁴Chief Technology Officer, SiteDrive Oy, Master of Science (Tech.), Phone +358 4007 92493, [email protected]
⁵Project Engineer, Fira Oy, Master of Science (Tech.), Phone +358 4009 81855, [email protected]
⁶Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel. orcid.org/0000-0001-6715-4440, [email protected]

Abstract

PICO is a framework that provides a conceptual guide for production system analysis and design in the construction industry. It has four key components: Production control mechanism, Information and communication system, Commercial terms, and Organizational structure. Each component is highly interdependent and has a set of detailed parameters and enumerated values. A comprehensive literature review, case studies, and analysis highlighted the knowledge gaps in current production system design frameworks. The PICO framework was originally devised to design a production system suited for short-takt production in residential construction, but it has been developed into a comprehensive mapping tool for the design and analysis of construction production systems in general. The paper shows an application of the framework to a takt system as a case study and an example of its application. The framework expands the current understanding of production systems in construction, offering new insights and a comprehensive approach to designing new production systems.

Keywords

Production system design, Production planning, and control, Residential Construction, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Transformation-Flow-Value (TFV).

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Reference

Sharoni, L. , Sacks, R. , Yeung, T. , Alhava, O. , Laine, E. & Ribon, J. M. 2023. The PICO Framework for Analysis and Design of Production Systems for Construction , Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31) , 1522-1533. doi.org/10.24928/2023/0188

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