TY  - CONF
TI  - How distributed construction reshapes production systems: defining a hybrid delivery model
C1  - Singapore, Singapore
C3  - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)
SP  - 1797
EP  - 1809
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.24928/2026/0292
AU  - Nguyen, Tran Duong
AU  - Pishdad, Pardis
AU  - Udumula, Akshath R.
AU  - Ullom, Todd
AD  - Ph.D. Candidate, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, dnguyen458@gatech.edu, https://bc.gatech.edu/people/tran-nguyen, orcid.org/0000-0002-0024-4828
AD  - Ph.D., Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, pardis.pishdad@design.gatech.edu, https://bc.gatech.edu/people/pardis-pishdad, orcid.org/0000-0003-4208-9755
AD  - Graduate Student, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, audumula3@gatech.edu, orcid.org/0009-0004-6550-336X
AD  - Vice President, MiTek Incorporation, Atlanta, GA, United States of America, tullom@mii.com
ED  - Hamzeh, Farook
ED  - Poshdar, Mani
ED  - Garcia-Lopez,, Nelly P.
AB  - The construction industry continues to struggle with productivity and coordination despite ongoing advances in methods and technology. While Lean Construction has improved workflow reliability within individual projects, most efforts remain project-specific and do not address how production is organized across projects. This paper focuses on this gap by examining how construction production systems can be structured more effectively.  The study develops a conceptual framework for Distributed Construction (DC), defined as a production approach that combines centralized coordination with distributed execution. Drawing on Lean production theory and industry-informed insights, the framework outlines key system components, including production nodes, coordination logic, and material preparation processes. The results suggest that shifting preparation and sequencing activities upstream can improve workflow stability at construction sites, reduce fragmentation, and support learning across multiple projects. Rather than relying on large, centralized factories, DC enables a flexible network of coordinated production environments. The main contribution of this paper is to position DC as a production system design problem, extending Lean Construction thinking beyond its traditional focus on project-level coordination. The paper concludes by highlighting areas for future research, particularly the need for empirical validation and systematic evaluation of performance outcomes.
KW  - Distributed construction
KW  - lean construction
KW  - production system design
KW  - industrialized construction
KW  - construction productivity.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)
DA  - 2026/06/22
CY  - Singapore, Singapore
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2572/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2572
N1  - Export Date: 19 June 2026
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -