TY  - CONF
TI  - Integrated Product-Process Development by a Light Fixture Manufacturer
C1  - Singapore, Singapore
C3  - 9th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
PY  - 2001
AU  - Tsao, Cynthia C.Y.
AU  - Tommelein, Iris D.
AD  - Ph.D. Student, Civil and Envir. Engrg. Department, 215 McLaughlin Hall, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1712, USA, Mobile: 510/593-4884, FAX: 510/643-8919, ccytsao@alum.calberkeley.org
AD  - Professor, Civil and Envir. Engrg. Department, 215-A McLaughlin Hall, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1712, USA, 510/643-8678, FAX: 510/643-8919, tommelein@ce.berkeley.edu, www.ce.berkeley.edu/~tommelein
ED  - Ballard, Glenn
ED  - Chua, David
AB  - This paper describes a brand of indirect light fixtures, developed by a process-oriented manufacturer whose product development efforts have supported supply-chain performance. To help explain the relationship between product and process design, the paper outlines the lightfixture supply chain with several key stakeholders and handoffs. The manufacturer’s choices are then viewed from the perspective of meeting requirements and creating value for customers, namely owners, designers, and electrical contractors. 

Electrical contractors have found this manufacturer’s short lead times, delivery reliability, and installation ease to be valuable in planning and executing work. Owners who select this manufacturer’s products appreciate the low total-installed-cost and the lead times that contribute to shortening the overall project schedule. The manufacturer’s strategic materials selection, outsourcing decisions, and modular design, supporting a commitment to a 10-day lead time for standard products, provide good examples of work-structuring contributions towards the implementation of a lean project delivery system.
KW  - lean construction
KW  - work structuring
KW  - product design
KW  - process design
KW  - operations design
KW  - methods analysis
KW  - indirect lighting
KW  - light fixture
KW  - electrical contractor
KW  - supply chain management
KW  - value
KW  - waste
PB  - 
T2  - 9th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
DA  - 2001/08/06
CY  - Singapore, Singapore
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/160/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/160
N1  - Export Date: 18 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -