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Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2020, 10(2), 103-113

 

Continuous Improvement on Detailed Design Phase: A Process Perspective

 

Bo Terje Kalsaas1, Anders Rullestad2, and Hanne S. Thorud3

1Professor, Department of Engineering Sciences, University of Agder, Jon Lilletuns vei 94879 Grimstad, Norway, E-mail: bo.t.kalsaas@uio.no (corresponding author).
2
Project Engineering for Offshore Services, Archer, Norway, andersrullestad@gmail.com
3Consultant, Dovre Group Consulting, Norway, hanne273@gmail.com

 

Project and Production Management

 

Received November 26, 2019; revised December 16, 2019; accepted December 20, 2019

 

Available online January 4, 2020

 

Abstract: The construction project being studied is a government investment related to the relocation of a biomedical institute delivering research-based knowledge and contingency support in the fields of animal health, fish health and food safety. The project covers a total of 63,000 square meters distributed over 10 buildings with a very high degree of complexity. The design alone has required 1 million hours, which relates to a client cost of about 100 million Euro. The purpose of this paper is to study the applied methodology for managing the detailed design to identify lessons learned from the project. The theory underlying the study is inspired by lean design management and design theory linked to design as phenomena, including reciprocal interdependencies, iteration, decomposition, design as a “wicked problem”, learning, gradual maturation, etc. The article is based on an abductive research design and has been implemented as a case study where both qualitative and quantitative methods have been used.

 

Keywords: AEC-industry, complexity, design, lean construction.

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Citation: Kalsaas, B. T., Rullestad, A., and Thorud, H. S. (2020). Continuous Improvement on Detailed Design Phase: A Process Perspective. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 10(2), 103-113.

DOI: 10.2478/jeppm-2020-0013

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