The International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) held its 
ninth annual conference on 6 - 8 August 2001 in Singapore. 
The conference was hosted by the Department of 
Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Proceedings

Proceedings of the 9th International Group for Lean Construction 
Conference. Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 6 - 8 August 2001.
Chua, David & Ballard, Glenn (eds.). National University of 
Singapore (2001).

Copies of the proceedings are available from Mr Clarence Tan,
Professional Activities Centre, Faculty of Engineering, National 
University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Blk EA #04-10, 
Singapore 117576, Tel: (65) 874 5113, Fax: (65) 874 5097, 
e-mail: engtanc@nus.edu.sg.

Conference Full Papers
 
Assembly:

Glenn Ballard; Cycle Time Reduction in Home Building
 
Iris D. Tommelein, Greg Beeche; De-coupling Exterior Cladding
Installation from Interior Trades: A Case Study

Gihan L.Garas, Ahmed R.Anis, Adel El Gammal;
Materials Waste in the Egyptian Construction Industry

Choon Kwee Goh, Grace Siew Tuan Chng, Abas Binte Nashila and Donal Lenihan;
The Effectiveness of Internal Quality Audits on ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems in the Construction Sector

Design:

Michael Whelton, Glenn Ballard, and Iris Tommelein;
Application of Design Rationale Systems  to Project 
Definition-Establishing a Research Project  

Gil, N., Tommelein, I.D., and Kirkendall, R.; 
Modeling the Design-Build Development Process for 
a Facility Component

Patricia Tzortzopoulos, Carlos Torres Formoso , Martin Betts;
Planning the Product Development Process in Construction:
an Exploratory Case Study 
 
D.K.H. Chua, A. Tyagi;
Process-Parameter-Interface Model for Lean Design 
Management

David Riley, Michael Horman;
The effects of design coordination on project uncertainty

Lean Energy Desing

Robert S. Miles, P.E. and Glenn Ballard;
Problems in the Interface Between Mechanical Design 
and Construction

Patrick T.I. Lam, Mohan M Kumaraswamy,S.Thomas Ng;
The Multiple Roles of Specifications in Lean Construction

Implementation:

Hirota, Ercília H,. and Formoso, Carlos T.;
Barriers to Management Innovations: communicating meanings

Nadia G. Akel, Iris D. Tommelein, J.C. Boyers,Kenneth D. Walsh, and James C. Hershauer;
Considerations for Streamlining a Vertically-Integrated 
Company: A Case Study

Luis F. Alarcón, Alejandro Grillo, Javier Freire2 and Sven Diethelm;
Learning from Colaborative Benchmarking in the Construction 
Industry

Luis F. Alarcón,  Sven Diethelm;
Organizing to Introduce Lean Practices in Construction 
Companies

Panagiotis (Takis) Mitropoulos, Gregory Howell;
Performance Improvement Programs And Lean Construction

Christian T Lindfors;
Process Orientation: An Approach for Organisations to Function Effectively

Hyun Jeong Choo, Iris D. Tommelein;
Requirements and Barriers to Adoption of Last Planner 
Computer Tools

Mohammed Fadhil Dulaimi, Caroline Tanamas;
The Principles of the Application of Lean Construction 
in Singapore

Roine Leiringer;
The Scope for Innovative Thinking in Public-Private 
Partnerships  

Project Management:

Supply

Caren A. Crutcher, Kenneth D. Walsh,James C. Hershauer, Iris D. Tommelein;
Effects of a Prefered Vendor Relationship on an Electrical 
Component Supplier and Electrical Contractor: A Case Study

Ruben Vrijhoef, Lauri Koskela, Greg Howell;
Understanding Construction Supply Chains: 
An Alternative Interpretation

Theory

Sven Bertelsen;
Lean Construction as an Integrated Production

Lauri Koskela;
On New Footnotes to Shingo

Glenn Ballard, Lauri Koskela, Gregory Howell, Todd Zabelle;
Production System Design in Construction

Flávio A. Picchi;
System view of lean construction application opportunities

Lauri Koskela, Greg Howell;
Reforming Project Management: The Role of Planning, 
Execution and Controlling  

David Seymour and John Rooke;
The Role of Ethnography in the 
Implementation of Lean Construction

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