Role of Social Interaction in Construction Production Planning: A Conceptual Model

摘要

Construction is one of the oldest and most established project-based industries, bringing together a diverse collection of professionals for short periods of time. Within the temporary organization of projects, interactions among the participants ensure a smooth transmission of vital information and impact the process of production planning. According to Lean Construction paradigm, participants' involvement in the production planning process is of utmost importance to increase reliability of the planning process. While involvement of participants in the planning process increases cohesiveness among them, a formal production planning process identifies detailed specification of the steps to be followed and the constraints to be removed for reliable execution of the project. Based on the case study of a project utilizing Lean Construction, this paper presents a conceptual model to depict the role of social interaction among participants. This model conceptualizes construction project as a collaborative social system, and the participants as cooperative actors during the production planning process.