@inproceedings{Fabricio1999_67,
  author = {Fabricio, Marcio M. and Melhado, Silvio B. and Baia, Josaphat L.},
  title = {Brief Reflection on the Improvement of the Design Process Efficiency in Brazilian Building Projects},
  booktitle = {7th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction},
  year = {1999},
  pages = {345--356},
  address = {Berkeley, California, USA},
  url = {https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/67},
  abstract = {This paper starts with (i) an introduction on building construction sector design process main characteristics and (ii) a presentation and discussion on its efficiency problems. The Concurrent Engineering concept as a tool to improve this process, approximating it to lean construction approach is introduced. It also describes a case study on a 22 companies group quality program. This group includes building construction companies, as well design offices, which are implementing some design process changes. The paper ends up proposing a building design process methodology, based on the concurrent engineering principles.},
  keywords = {Building design, design flow management, concurrent engineering, lean construction.},
}