La mejora de sistemas de La mejora de sistemas de producción de producción de Ingeniería contra pedido: Ingeniería contra pedido: Un estudio empírico

Abstract

Introduction

To investigate the adoption and transfer of some good practices in

the Construction Sector is the aim of the following research. The GRAI

Methodology and the DGRAI technique are associated to improve the

operational performance of the supply chain. They are already known

and have been studied by researchers; however the development of

these techniques in the fi eld of Construction has not been so deep.

Method

The proposed research method is based on Action Research. This is a

variant of Case Studies in which the researchers are involved in the

changing process. This method has been chosen because it is a theory

extension or refi nement. In the last three years the researchers have

been involved in using an experimental model that uses GRAI and

DGRAI for the diagnosis, strategy formulation and deploy of these

practices to improve the performance of one top fi rms related to

Construction sector.

Results

Two years after the starting up of the reengineering process has

improved the Quality of Service and reduced fi xed costs due to the

reduction of stocks needed.

Conclusion

It has shown that the benefi ts of subcontractors and suppliers

integration, the improvement of planning and control system of

the extended enterprise aided by GRAI and DGRAI as well as Action

Research utility for this type of Research are completely demonstrated.