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Iris D. Tommelein is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within Engineering and Decision Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Management Science and Operations Research, Building and Construction, Management Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

Their research work addresses a variety of topics including Construction Project Management and Performance, BIM and Construction Integration, Quality and Supply Management, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management, Operations Management Techniques, and Product Development and Customization.

Recent publications by Iris D. Tommelein include:

  • Current Process Benchmark for the Last Planner® System of Project Planning and Control, 2021, Lean Construction Journal
  • Slack in production planning and control: a study in the construction industry, 2022, Construction Management and Economics
  • Organizational values in support of leadership styles fostering organizational resilience: a process perspective, 2023, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
  • From Activity Recognition to Simulation: The Impact of Granularity on Production Models in Heavy Civil Engineering, 2023, Algorithms
  • Workload leveling based on work space zoning for takt planning, 2020, Automation in Construction

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Iris D. Tommelein include Carlos Torres Formoso, Vishesh V. Singh, Rafael Vieira Coelho, Lauri Koskela, and Anne Fischer.

Their publications predominantly appear in venues such as:

  • Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
  • Construction Management and Economics
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • mediaTUM - the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich)
  • Lean Construction Journal

Best Publications

  • Pull-Driven Scheduling for Pipe-Spool Installation: Simulation of Lean Construction Technique

    Iris D. Tommelein

  • The foundations of lean construction

    Lauri Koskela;Glenn Ballard;Glenn Ballard;Greg Howell;Iris D. Tommelein

  • Parade Game: Impact of Work Flow Variability on Trade Performance

    Iris D. Tommelein;David R. Riley;Greg A. Howell;Greg A. Howell

  • Value stream analysis of a re-engineered construction supply chain

    Roberto J. Arbulu;Iris D. Tommelein;Kenneth D. Walsh;James C. Hershauer

  • Understanding project success through analysis of project management approach

    Asbjørn Rolstadås;Iris Tommelein;Per Morten Schiefloe;Glenn Ballard

  • Dynamic layout planning using a hybrid incremental solution method

    P. P. Zouein;I. D. Tommelein

  • Just-in-Time Concrete Delivery: Mapping Alternatives for Vertical Supply Chain Integration

    Iris D. Tommelein;Annie En Yi Li

  • Interactive Dynamic Layout Planning

    I. D. Tommelein;P. P. Zouein

  • WORKPLAN: CONSTRAINT-BASED DATABASE FOR WORK PACKAGE SCHEDULING

    Hyun Jeong Choo;Iris D. Tommelein;Glenn Ballard;Todd R. Zabelle

  • Takt Time Planning for Construction of Exterior Cladding

    Adam Frandson;Klas Berghede;Iris D Tommelein

  • Lean construction tools and techniques

    Glenn Ballard;Iris Tommelein;Lauri Koskela;Greg Howell

  • SightPlan Experiments: Alternate Strategies for Site Layout Design

    I. D. Tommelein;R. E. Levitt;B. Hayes‐Roth;T. Confrey

  • SightPlan Model for Site Layout

    I. D. Tommelein;R. E. Levitt;B. Hayes‐Roth

  • Lean management methods for complex projects

    Glenn Ballard;Iris Tommelein

  • Comparing AHP and CBA as Decision Methods to Resolve the Choosing Problem in Detailed Design

    P. Arroyo;I. D. Tommelein;G. Ballard

  • DePlan: a tool for integrated design management

    Hyun Jeong Choo;Jamie W. Hammond;Iris D. Tommelein;Simon A. Austin

  • More Just-in-Time: Location of Buffers in Structural Steel Supply and Construction Processes

    Iris D. Tommelein;Markus Weissenberger

  • Is the Last Planner System Applicable to Design? A Case Study

    Farook R. Hamzeh;Glenn Ballard;Iris D Tommelein

  • Work Structuring to Achieve Integrated Product-Process Design

    Cynthia C. Y. Tsao;Iris D. Tommelein;Eric S. Swanlund;Gregory A. Howell

  • Improving Construction Work Flow – The Connective Role of Lookahead Planning

    Farook R. Hamzeh;Glenn Ballard;Iris D. Tommelein

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn Ballard
Glenn Ballard University of California, Berkeley
Lauri Koskela
Lauri Koskela Tallinn University of Technology
Raymond E. Levitt
Raymond E. Levitt Stanford University
Barbara Hayes-Roth
Barbara Hayes-Roth RAND Corporation
Simon A. Austin
Simon A. Austin Loughborough University
Olli Seppänen
Olli Seppänen Aalto University
Burcu Akinci
Burcu Akinci Carnegie Mellon University
Lee W. Schruben
Lee W. Schruben University of California, Berkeley
Martin Fischer
Martin Fischer Stanford University

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