Search Results - "Torres Formoso, Carlos"

Identification, analysis and dissemination of information on near misses: A case study in the construction industry by Cambraia, Fabricio Borges, Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu, Formoso, Carlos Torres

“…Near misses are well-known for providing a major source of useful information for safety management. They are more frequent events than accidents and their…”
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Monitoring complexity and resilience in construction projects: The contribution of safety performance measurement systems by Peñaloza, Guillermina Andrea, Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu, Formoso, Carlos Torres

“…Although complexity and resilience are key inter-related characteristics of construction projects, little is known on how to monitor these characteristics and…”
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The contributions of the Last Planner System to resilient performance in construction projects by Hamerski, Douglas Comassetto, Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu, Formoso, Carlos Torres, Isatto, Eduardo Luis

“…Although the Last Planner System (LPS) has been successfully used in complex construction projects, previous studies have not investigated how it supports…”
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Requirements for developing production planning and control systems for engineer-to-order industrialized building systems by Viana, Daniela Dietz, Formoso, Carlos Torres, Bataglin, Fernanda Saidelles

“…Several efforts for industrializing construction have been made in different countries, and there has been a growing demand for engineer-to-order (ETO)…”
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Improving transparency in construction management: a visual planning and control model by Brady, Denise Ann, Tzortzopoulos, Patricia, Rooke, John, Formoso, Carlos Torres, Tezel, Algan

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss a production planning and control model known as the Lean construction management (LCM) model, which applies a…”
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A systems thinking based method for assessing safety management best practices in construction by Engler Bridi, Marcelle, Torres Formoso, Carlos, Abreu Saurin, Tarcisio

“…•A method for assessing safety management best practices in construction.•The method is underpinned by systems thinking.•Multiple sources of evidence are…”
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A resilience engineering-based framework for assessing safety performance measurement systems: A study in the construction industry by Peñaloza, Guillermina Andrea, Torres Formoso, Carlos, Abreu Saurin, Tarcisio

“…•A RE-based framework for assessing SPMSs in construction projects is presented in this study.•The framework was tested in a construction site in Norway, based…”
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Method for managing requirements in healthcare projects using building information modelling by Baldauf, Juliana Parise, Formoso, Carlos Torres, Tzortzopoulos, Patricia

“…PurposeThis paper proposes a method for managing client requirements with the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM). The development of healthcare…”
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Slack in production planning and control: a study in the construction industry by Fireman, Marcus C. T., Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu, Formoso, Carlos Torres, Koskela, Lauri, Tommelein, Iris D.

“…Although buffers of inventories, time, and capacity are commonly recommended to mitigate variability in construction, they abstract away the role played by…”
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An Information Management Model for Addressing Residents’ Complaints through Artificial Intelligence Techniques by Bazzan, Jordana, Echeveste, Márcia Elisa, Formoso, Carlos Torres, Altenbernd, Bernardo, Barbian, Márcia Helena

“…Construction companies usually record customer complaints as unstructured texts, resulting in unsuitable information to understand defect occurrences…”
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Mass appraisal with genetic fuzzy rule-based systems by Aurélio Stumpf González, Marco, Torres Formoso, Carlos

“…Purpose - The traditional models of real estate market have several sources of imprecision, such as transitions between submarkets, generating difficulties in…”
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An analysis of construction safety best practices from a cognitive systems engineering perspective by Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu, Formoso, Carlos Torres, Cambraia, Fabricio Borges

“…Although the concepts of cognitive systems engineering (CSE) are usually applied in high-risk and highly automated complex systems, its insights might also be…”
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Analysis of a safety planning and control model from the human error perspective by Abreu Saurin, Tarcisio, Torres Formoso, Carlos, Borges Cambraia, Fabricio

“…Purpose - The purpose is to introduce a safety planning and control (SPC) model that has been integrated into the production planning and control process. The…”
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Resilience skills used by front-line workers to assemble precast concrete structures: an exploratory study by Guillermina Andrea Peñaloza, Carlos Torres Formoso, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin

“…Abstract Besides increasing productivity, prefabricated building systems can also contribute to the reduction of the levels of risk exposure by workers…”
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The identification and analysis of making-do waste: insights from two Brazilian construction sites by Carlos Torres Formoso, Lucila Sommer, Lauri Koskela, Eduardo Luís Isatto

“…Abstract Making-do has been pointed out as an important category of waste in the construction industry. It refers to a situation in which a task starts or…”
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Three Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding Inter-Firm Coordination of Construction Project Supply Chains by Formoso, Carlos Torres, Isatto, Eduardo Luis

“…The success of construction projects is highly dependent on the coordination of a fairly large number of stakeholders, such as client organizations, designers,…”
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Site logistics planning and control for engineer-to-order prefabricated building systems using BIM 4D modeling by Bortolini, Rafaela, Formoso, Carlos Torres, Viana, Daniela D.

“…There has been a growing demand for engineer-to-order (ETO) prefabricated building systems, in which a unique product must fulfill the requirements of specific…”
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BIM 4D aplicado à gestão logística: implementação na montagem de sistemas pré-fabricados de concreto engineer-to-order by Fernanda Saidelles Bataglin, Daniela Dietz Viana, Carlos Torres Formoso, Iamara Rossi Bulhões

“…Resumo A gestão de sistemas pré-fabricados demanda uma intensa troca de informações entre a fábrica e a obra, de forma a sincronizar a fabricação, as operações…”
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Proposta de modelo para controle integrado da produção e da qualidade com apoio da computação móvel by Cibeli Ferrando Leão, Eduardo Luis Isatto, Carlos Torres Formoso

“…Resumo Alguns estudos indicam que as perdas por making-do são frequentes na indústria da construção e constituem-se na causa-raiz de outras perdas, tais como…”
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Projeto de sistemas de produção na construção civil empregando simulação no apoio à tomada de decisão by Fábio Kellermann Schramm, Carlos Torres Formoso

“…ResumoEste trabalho propõe um modelo para projetar sistemas de produção de empreendimentos da construção, utilizando simulação de eventos discretos no apoio à…”
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