TY  - CONF
TI  - Developing a Protocol for Managing the Design Process in the Building Industry
AU  - Formoso, Carlos T.
AU  - Tzotzopoulos, Patricia
AU  - Jobim, Margaret S. S.
AU  - Liedtke, Renata
AD  - Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, email: formoso@vortex.ufrgs.br
AD  - M.Sc. candidates, Research Assistants, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
AD  - M.Sc., Senior Lecturer, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil
AD  - M.Sc. candidates, Research Assistants, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
PY  - 1998
DA  - 1998/08/13
T2  - 6th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 6th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Guarujá, Brazil
AB  - The performance of the design process in the building industry has a great influence on the success of subsequent processes in construction projects and also on the quality of the final product. Despite its importance, relatively little attention has been given to the management of the design process.     The main objective of this article is to present the preliminary results of a research project which aims to devise a protocol for managing the design process in house building firms. The protocol will consist of a general plan for developing design activities, including the content of the main activities, their precedence relationships, the role and responsibilities of different actors, and a model of the information flow. The protocol has been developed through case studies, carried out in four different construction companies from the South of Brazil.     The development of this research is based on the conceptual framework of the New Production Philosophy (Lean Production). The suitability of its concepts and principles has been tested on the management of the design process.
KW  - Design Management
KW  - Lean Construction
KW  - Process Management
KW  - Building Design
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/43/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/43
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -