@inproceedings{Ballard1998_38,
  author = {Ballard, Glenn and Koskela, Lauri},
  title = {On the Agenda of Design Management Research},
  booktitle = {6th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction},
  year = {1998},
  address = {Guarujá, Brazil},
  url = {https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/38},
  abstract = {We propose an agenda for design management research. That agenda is based on a new conceptual foundation for operations management. Design processes can be conceived in at least three different ways: (1) as a process of converting inputs to outputs, (2) as a flow of materials and information through time and space, and (3) as a process of generating value for customers. All three conceptions are appropriate and necessary. However, the conversion model has been dominant in the AEC (architectural/engineering/construction) industry until very recently. We review current thinking and practice of design management, suggest fundamental hypotheses, then propose an agenda for design management research based on those hypotheses.},
  keywords = {Design management, concurrent engineering, value management, project management},
}