TY  - CONF
TI  - Using Lean to Counteract Complexity
AU  - Filho, Antonio N. de Miranda
AU  - Heineck, Luiz F. M.
AU  - Costa, Jorge Moreira da
AD  - Civil Engineer, Ph.D., CEO, Construtora Santo Amaro Ltda., Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, anmirandaf@yahoo.com.br
AD  - Civil Engineer, Ph.D., Senior Professor, Business Administration Department, Ceará State University (UECE), Brazil. freitas8@terra.com.br
AD  - Civil Engineer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal, jmfcosta@fe.up.pt
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016/07/20
T2  - 24th Annual Conference of the  International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 24th Annual Conference of the  International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - Based on a literature review and drawing from the experience of lean implementation in multiple construction projects, this paper explores the notion that simplicity and integrality might be crucial for any production system seeking to develop competences against variations derived from both internal and external sources. A discussion using different systems thinking approaches is conducted to provide a better understanding of the volatile behaviour of complex organizations. The aim is to encourage initiatives that address organizational simplicity and integrality in construction projects and, more important, to highlight the important role of lean tools and principles for this endeavour.
KW  - Systems thinking
KW  - organizational complexity
KW  - production system design
KW  - lean tools
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1355/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1355
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -