TY  - CONF
TI  - Proposal Model for the Management of Construction Based on Flows – a Complex Adaptive System
AU  - Ramírez-Valenzuela, André
AU  - Gamarra-Díaz, Gilberto G.
AU  - Erazo-Rondine, Andrews A.
AD  - CEO of Sonder Hub, Lima, Peru, raramirezv@uni.pe, orcid.org/0000-0003-4585-9946
AD  - Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería,, Lima, Peru,  gilberto.gamarra.d@uni.pe, orcid.org/0000-0002-1469-7342
AD  - Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería,, Lima, Peru  aerazor@uni.edu, orcid.org/0000-0002-5639-573X
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/07/14
T2  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
C3  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
CY  - Lima, Peru
SP  - 859
EP  - 869
DO  - 10.24928/2021/0205
AB  - Project management models understand construction as an ordered and simple phenomenon without considering its complexity, dynamism, and high variability. Also, they are models adapted from other sectors such as manufacturing and information technology (IT). This research aims to be a new trend for developing management models, typical of construction, from complexity. The following points are considered, as a first step, to this new trend of holistic construction management: 1. Generate and manage flows, which are the main components for the production in construction—beginning to understand each flow, its importance, and its properties; and 2. Manage complexity in construction projects by understanding and promoting the production system as a Complex Adaptive System (CAS) that requires organizations of action and learning as an Operational Excellence Organization. The proposed model offers a holistic analysis of the system considering flow management as a basis. It relates the project management approaches proposed by Bertelsen and Koskela (2005), the Value – Flow – Operation (VFO) model proposed by Bertelsen (2017), and the seven preconditions of Koskela (2000), except for external conditions by which these are a threat of flow, but do not flow in the proposed model.
KW  - Complexity
KW  - flow integration
KW  - value
KW  - management
KW  - complex adaptive system (CAS).
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1936/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1936
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -