Lean Design Management

The fields of design management and lean construction appear to be developing independently. This volume brings together authors from four continents to argue that lean thinking should be integral to design management in the fields of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC).

The publication brings together a variety of perspectives on lean design management as experienced in Africa, South America, Australasia and Europe. Themes covered include:lean thinking and flexible building solutionsquality and flow of information in fourteen sub-projects of a major airport projectGhanaian consultants' perspective on process wastetarget costing and its application to social housing projects in Brazilconcept of 'first' and 'last' value, drawing on social housing projects in Chiledevelopment of a lean design management model specifically for remote sites.

The papers offer a mix of theoretical materials and empirical research findings, providing a unique insight into aspects of lean design management.

This book was published as a special issue of Architectural Engineering and Design Management.