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...ped continuing to the toolbox. In short, TPS is focusing on optimizing the flow throughout the whole production process and meet the costumers needs. Howev ... This will also make the production more flexible and create a much better flow in the production process. It is important to notice that this customer can

...term Building Information Model (BIM) is introduced. A model used to store information of physical features and functionality of the facility as data that can be ...s add the time schedule along material's quantity, pricing and maintenance information to the 3D model. An upcoming feature of VDC is virtual reality, which gives

...his, three important methods are evaluated: the TFV-model (transformation, flow and value), the Last Planner System and the Location-Based Scheduling; conc ...the difference between the information required to make a decision and the information available. There are two concepts attached to this<ref> ''Graham M. Winch -

...nt. In this model (figure 4), there is a complete structure in the flow of information which is well controlled with the decoupling points and defines the desired ...e information. However, in the beginning of a project, as there is limited information available, uncertainty is further increased. To deal effectively with this

...Institute there are five steps (Figure 2) to determine the entire managing flow of the process from the beginning to the end: ... to the important role that the environment plays in a company. The latest information technology, and decision making are also included.

*Create Flow; *Make those processes flow;

...ment contractor, and he will be responsible for the subcontractors and the flow of resources. ..., but it could include a wish to reduce buffers in warehousing, by sharing information and co-ordinating the suppliers. The focus of a supply chain is to establis

...y boxes (Picture 2). Each task has an Activity Identity Box which contains information regarding task name, duration, early start, early finish, late finish, late ...ion methods and equipments. CPM provides the projects manager with precise information on the effects of each variation or delay in the adopted plan and thereby i

...ists of five principles; Specify value, Integrate the value stream, Create flow by eliminating waste, Establish pull and Seek perfection (see description b |3. Create Flow by Eliminating Waste

... communicate each others to achieve the same goal and how people can share information in a larger scale. Visual communication is one of the methods used to communicate information or expression of ideas through a visual form.

...rom the earliest stages of the project's life cycle. The lack of available information or knowledge are considered to be some of the basic reasons that cause unce ...rtunities that may occur during the project's life cycle. In figure 3, the flow lines show how the roots of uncertainties influence the project. The arrows

...cholz, P.; Sacks, R.; Liston, K., 2008, "BIM Handbook: a Guide to Building Information Modeling for owners, managers, designers, engineers, and contractors"</ref> ...us on construction projects since the benefits achieved through the use of information modelling are especially applicable to the challenges of diversified constr

...f screening all the options, the managers only identify the most important information and options. It follows that they cannot maximize their objectives. Rather

...n to contractors there are electricians, carpenters, bricklayers, etc. The flow of the different projects is entirely dependent on the planning and interac ...veloped waste, and therefore a shift in the industry was needed, to a more flow-based management. Lean Construction was evolved, and in 1993, the term was

...ere also has to be a very clear communication strategy, for information to flow efficiently within an organization. The duo needs to have a good chemistry

...ng style, timing and channel, organizations ensure everyone can access the information they need, when they need it. ...ations-management-strategy </ref>. It controls the bi-directional flow of information with stakeholders, thus encouraging their engagement. PRINCE2™ <ref name=

...is to mitigate poor multitasking. One initiative is to provide prioritized information to all resources. A relay race works as an analogy. While each component in ... again merging as the project has intermediate deliverables. These complex flow are not optimally compatible with deriving a feeding chain with accompanyin

The goal of PD is approached by producing useful information that reduces uncertainty and risk[7]. ...duct development phases, design decisions are made within the context of a flow of decisions[4], which implies that knowledge over the product, problems,

*maximize flow by using iterative development to reduce development time; ...particularly for the first few Sprints, this facilitates communication and information sharing.

...//en.broad.com] ]][[File:1111.png |600px|thumb|right|BSB Project operation flow chart[http://en.broad.com] ]] ...because the Broad Town workshops were not fully constructed and production flow was not optimal at that time. Today a similar 17.000 m2 order can be produc

...ps://blogs.commons.georgetown.edu/cctp-745-spring2010/files/organizational-information-requirements.pdf '''Summary:''' The article discuss communication medias us ...rruptions or a noisy ambience can be very disturbing for the communication flow.

: - Lack of information. * '''T-plant''': The general material flow is as described for the I-plant, but the T-plant produces many different pr

...n is crucial tool for managing risks, allowing the manager to get detailed information about a specific risk. ...risk identification should always be seen in. The blue line represents the flow of sub-processes of risk management. The blue-line loop also indicates that

...st step in a lean process should not only be to make value stream maps and flow charts, but to also understand the product portfolio in depth, and get to k ...s companies simplify their strategy, organization, products, processes and information technology.

...ment contractor, and he will be responsible for the subcontractors and the flow of resources. ..., but it could include a wish to reduce buffers in warehousing, by sharing information and co-ordinating the suppliers. The focus of a supply chain is to establis

...ere also has to be a very clear communication strategy, for information to flow efficiently within an organization. The duo needs to have a good chemistry

A learning organization evaluates projects to capture and interpret information that can benefit future projects by translating new knowledge into ways of ...s article describes the importance of learning in an organization, and how information is created, captured and interpreted, and used in future projects. It also

...or would be communicated in real-time. Workers passed a card with capacity information between workstations. ...als used at one point in the production line was emptied, a card with this information was sent to the warehouse. There it would be a new batch ready to be transp

...fectively workflow. The tool has the benefits that it discovers misleading information and makes sure the work is done in the right order and is planned as effect ...s was changed to improving the work flows reliability \textcolor{red}{work flow reliability?}. The change was a result of the knowledge that Glenn Ballard

...ontractor or supplier and from the client (lack of fund to ensure the cash flow for a given milestone for example). ...2.png|500px |left | thumb| |'''Figure 7:''' An example of risk matrix. The information on top (consequences) may for example be used as acceptance criteria.]]

The technique developed in late 1950s utilizes information from a <span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_breakdo Based on acquired information from the '''CPM''', the next question could be if it is possible to shorten

...work is one of the main focuses. The idea behind LPS is to create a steady flow by minimizing waste and constantly implementing reformation, all in order t ...to preparation. By doing this, weekly plans get more reliable and the work flow increases <ref>Ballard, G., & Howoll, G. (1998). ''Shielding Production: An

...the source of various downfalls of a project, streaming from prevention of information sharing to decreased performance and unproductiveness. In order to prevent ...mation and hence continuing the group development with individuals lacking information and consequently decreased motivation.

...worth mentioning that PERT does not include the quantity, quality and cost information, it only deals with the time constraints.<ref name=disadv1 /> PERT-CPM was ...the node represents an activity and the arrow shows dependency and project flow.<ref name=PMbook />

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...gation of each individual, each subsequent interrogation is accompanied by information regarding the preceding round of replies, usually presented anonymously. Th It is an essential project management technique used to gather information, the goal is to reduce the amount of different responses and reach the cons

...ish buffers for some activities with high risks, that can allow the smooth flow of the project. He can allocate them also in different phases of the projec At early stages of the project, there is lack of details and information about it, thus the manager has to use one of the top down techniques like t

...ion presented above, there are other methods, e.g. ''tables'',''graphs'',''flow charts'' and others, that may be better suited to represent the situation c ...tate the building process of a roadmap. Its focus is on the utilization of information that should mostly be available in an organization anyways.

...hrough the utilisation of tools like the product backlog, all the required information can be easily found. *Through the use of Kanban and the cumulative flow diagram, the management team balanced the different steps of the process: t

* Are the correct drawings and information available? ...l more satisfied and balanced because they can achieve a better production flow and avoid the constant need of having to “put out fires” and take care

...eduled work and the quality assurance. It can be argued that the stream of information was not carried in the most efficient manner. An example of the latter is t ...HEX team had to overcome the difficulties of restructuring the information flow inside the project, develop a solution to the crisis and implement a differ

... [[Lean construction]] Theory. TFV stands for Transformation (operations), Flow (processes), and Value.''' ...non-value adding (waste) activities, and mainly controlling the processes (flow) in a project rather than the operations (transformations/activities) them

...on of finding linkages with interdisciplinary impacts and multidimensional information <ref name="Lessons_Learned">Lessons Learned from War Room Designs and Imple ...nges. The war room is ideal to make quick and clever decisions, as all the information is visible to everyone and therefore tangible.

The linkages are flows of information, goods, services, and systems or processes adjusting activities.<ref name=p ...ages are extremely important and represent the cooperation and information flow between the value chain activities needed to run the activities.

*'''Mind Mapping''': A visualization technique used to organize information. A mind map is hierarchical and illustrates the relationships between pie *Position in the information flow network.

...ifting tasks within their slack allowances". <ref> Schwalbe, Kathy (2007). Information Technology Project Management 5th Edition.</ref> ...struction and the arrows that connect the different nodes show the process flow. [Figure 1] It is possible to identify different types of activities like a

Gantt charts convey all the above mentioned information visually. They outline all of the tasks involved in a project, and their or ...ing project schedules. For this it is useful to be able to show additional information about the various tasks or phases of the project, for example how the tasks

...udies, financing and the conceptual design. This phase is transforming the information to a machine-executable form. ...ommon goal, it was considered not necessary to communicate and interchange information on a detailed level because the plan was to work and meet the other team in

...ork or value. Scrum Artifacts are designed to have maximum transparency of information in order to make them understandable for everybody. In addition to this, tr ...name="AF" />]][[File:AE.png|150px|right|thumb|Figure 3: Simple information flow. Source: Own Illustration, based on<ref name="AF" />]]

...ot, where circle or ellipse are used instead the single points, and extra information are provided by varying the shape, the size and the colour. Furthermore the ...ameters could be used with the bubble charts in order to provide different information. Below the table show the most popular parameters used in the bubble charts