A perspectiva estratégica do projeto do sistema de produção para obras de construção civil

Abstract

the proposal of guidelines for production system design (PSD) in construction has amalgamated several concepts and techniques related to construction management. The studies carried out over the past 40 years can be applied to construction sites as parts of a PSD, which encompasses tasks such as resource loading and leveling, the links between suppliers and the job site, site and suppliers’ logistics, and finally the optimization of production paths and sequences. This paper presents and discusses the link between the PSD and an organization’s strategic goals and their deployment to decisions related to its production system. Methods: the paper was developed based on a literature review related to production strategy and production system design in construction. Findings: The paper argues that so far Production System Design studies strongly emphasize scheduling and the definition of means and methods. However, the authors argue that the PSD should be developed based not only in operational aspects of production but also in the strategic goals of an organization, which should be deployed all the way to the construction site . Moreover, different disciplines might contribute to enlarge this design effort, like Quality, Logistics, Human Resources Development, Technological Selection, Management Information Systems and Performance Indicators. Originality/value: the paper aims at contributing to structure the construction literature towards a theory of production system design taking into account the body of knowledge related to production strategy