Case Study on Design Management: Inefficiencies and Possible Remedies

Delivering better products with a reduced lead time and less resources has become the primary focus of design management. The aim of this work is to revisit typical design management inefficiencies and discuss possible remedies for these problems. To this end, a case study and interviews with seven Estonian architects were carried out. The data obtained was analyzed within the framework of the transformation-flow-value theory of production. Despite its failure to deliver customer value, a single-minded transformation view of operations has been the dominant approach taken in design management and processes, leading to inefficiencies in design practices

Design Management in a Design Office: Development of the Knowledge Base

In this second paper in a series of three, the aim is to develop a theoretical knowledge base for design science research (DSR) activity within the next paper. This is primarily a literature review based paper, inspired by the problems summarized in the first paper. The paper starts with a description and justification of the prototheory of design and design rhetoric. It has been argued that the design science has been concerned with the artefact rather as a technical than a social phenomenon. It is opportune to propose that the proto-theory of design and design rhetoric represent different, yet related dimensions of a productive act (techne). These concepts provide the necessary prescription for the root cause analysis of the problems addressed within the first paper and practical design and design management conceptualization within the third paper

Collaboration in Design – Justification, Characteristics and Related Concepts

The purpose of this article is to understand the academic landscape on collaboration in design, its characteristics and related concepts for promoting collaboration within in the project based production systems. We aim to answer to the following three questions: How to define collaboration in design and why individuals need to collaborate during design? What characterizes effective collaboration in design? Which concepts support the development of collaboration in design? For shedding light on this subject, a literature review is conducted and applicability to Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry and project delivery are discussed. In this study, it was found that collaboration is a complex phenomenon, which explains the diversity of views and many complimentary concepts in organizational and design literature. Collaboration requires the management of material and knowledge boundaries, in order to develop common goals, processes and product. Lean construction concepts, methods and tools have helped the teams to develop collaborative design and construction practices

70th anniversary of the birth of Academician Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas

"70th anniversary of the birth of Academician Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas review."Technological and Economic Development of Economy, 20(2), pp. 182-19

Developing Professionalism for Housing Maintenance Management in the Baltic States : Final report

Contents Executive summary Summary in Danish Workplan and the activities Focus on housing maintenance VISION 10 – framework for maintenance management From vision to implementation – some finding

Comparing risk transfers under different procurement arrangements / Rizikos perkėlimo, taikant skirtingas pirkimų tvarkas, palyginimas

Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) may be considered to represent a range of procurement routes characterized by the integration of many project elements into a single contract with an output-based pricing mechanism. At the other end of the same continuum of procurement routes are less integrated arrangements with more input-based pricing (‘traditional’ procurement). Risk transfer from the client to the contractor should vary with procurement route attribute values: with greater integration and more output-based pricing an increase in risk transfer would be expected. The more risk transferred to the contractor, the greater the incentive for the contractor to deliver the project efficiently. The paper proposes indicators of risk transfer and delivery efficiency which are then used in modeling the relationships between risk transfer, efficiency and procurement route attributes. The proposed model enables the mi croeconomic assumptions which underlie PPPs to be tested with data from historical construction projects in order to cast light on the effectiveness of the PPP approach. Santrauka Privataus ir viešojo sektorių partnerystė (angl. PPPs) gali būti svarstoma kaip pirkimo būdas, kuris nusakomas įvairių elementų įtraukimu į vieną sutartį, paremtą gamybos apimčių kainodaros mechanizmu. Kitame šios nenutraukiamos pirkimų srautų virtinės gale yra ne tokie kompleksiniai susitarimai, paremti sąnaudų kainodaros principais (,,tradiciniai“ pirkimai). Rizikos perkėlimas nuo kliento prie rangovo turi skirtis priklausomai nuo pirkimų srautų savybių vertės: taikant platesnį kompleksiškumą ir gamybos apimčių kainodarą, tikėtina padidinti ir rizikos perkėlimo galimybę. Kuo didesnė rizika perkeliama rangovui, tuo efektyviau jis stengiasi įgyvendinti projektą. Straipsnyje siūlomi rizikos pėrkelimo ir įgyvendinimo efektyvumo rodikliai, kurie vėliau yra pritaikyti modeliuojant rizikos perkėlimo, efektyvumo ir pirkimo srautų savybių tarpusavio priklausomybes. Siūlomas modelis leidžia patikrinti mikroekonomikos prielaidas, sudarančias privataus ir viešojo sektorių partnerystės pagrindą, naudojant istorinius statybos objektų duomenis, ir atskleisti privataus ir viešojo sektorių partnerystės požiūrio efektyvumą

Design management in a design office

In this second paper in a series of three, the aim is to develop a theoretical knowledge base for design science research (DSR) activity within the next paper. This is primarily a literature review based paper, inspired by the problems summarized in the first paper. The paper starts with a description and justification of the prototheory of design and design rhetoric. It has been argued that the design science has been concerned with the artefact rather as a technical than a social phenomenon. It is opportune to propose that the proto-theory of design and design rhetoric represent different, yet related dimensions of a productive act (techne). These concepts provide the necessary prescription for the root cause analysis of the problems addressed within the first paper and practical design and design management conceptualization within the third paper.Peer reviewe

Тowards consensus between stakeholders with conflicting interests: experiences from urban areas Kalaranna, Tallinn аnd Mezapark, Riga

Book of proceedings: Annual AESOP Congress, Spaces of Dialog for Places of Dignity, Lisbon, 11-14th July, 2017The case studies examine the conflicts between local communities and developers during the design and adoption of detailed plans for urban areas Mezapark, Riga and Kalaranna, Tallinn. The conflicts are examined via a series of semi-structured interviews with the actors involved in the conflicts, the communities, developers, designers and municipality. Stakeholder opinions are complemented with expert opinions. The case studies aim to discover the causes of conflict during the design and adoption process. The conclusion is, the conflicts arouse due to (1) mutual bias between the stakeholders, (2) inadequate engagement strategy and (3) the lack of flexibility and initiative in the actions of municipality.Published versio

Challenges of civic engagement in the (post-socialist) transitional society: experiences from waterfront urban areas Mezapark in Riga and Kalarand in Tallinn

Current case studies examine the shortcomings of civic engagement strategies during the design process and ratification of detailed plans for urban areas of strategic importance − Mezapark in Riga and Kalarand in Tallinn. Detailed plans caused public outcries and led to long-lasting and distressful negotiations between local communities, developers, designers and municipalities over the future development and use of these areas. The debates about detailed plans raised an increasing public interest in planning related issues and growing demands for greater civic engagement in decisions shaping the city. At the same time, the debates demonstrated the inability of local planning frameworks to meet public expectations. There appears a salient need for changing the planning culture. This paper studies the shortcomings of civic engagement strategies and the desirable changes through a series of semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders involved and the analysis of planning related documentation