The Project Production Institute will host its Third Annual Technical Conference on Wednesday 30 July 2025. Be sure to save the date, as this event brings together industry experts, academics and thought leaders to explore cutting-edge solutions, methodologies, and technologies driving technical advancements and innovation in project delivery.
The primary objective of the conference is to discuss and address the root cause of major capital project cost and schedule overruns via research, discussion and dissemination of Project Production Management (PPM) and its foundation of Operations Science. This conference will advance research, education, knowledge and practical application of PPM through the presentation of papers and exchange of ideas between industry and academia. Specifically, this conference will focus on how to solve impactful problems and address technical challenges in three key sectors: Energy, Digital Infrastructure and Civil Infrastructure.
In support of this, PPI invites practitioners and academics to submit technical abstracts for consideration and presentation at the upcoming conference.
To participate, please submit an abstract that focuses on one of the following research categories: Theory (specifically related to Operations Science), Model (the application of simulations, digital twins, robotics, autonomous, IoT, AI / ML) or Control (the use of various systems, protocols, methods and tools that are used to control Project Production Systems). Learn more about PPI’s research here.
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Agenda
Speakers, topics and timing are subject to change.
All times Central Daylight Time (UTC-05).
09:15 am
An Integrated Approach to Project Production System Optimization
Built To Fail
09:45 am
Application of Computer-Aided Production Engineering to Project Production
Strategic Project Solutions, Inc.
Strategic Project Solutions, Inc.
10:15 am
Beyond Subsidies: Creating Competitive Clean Energy Solutions by Rethinking Design and Delivery Through the Application of First Principles Thinking and Project Production Management
BP (ret.)
Project Production Institute
11:15 am
Connect to Change: Unlocking the Value of Systems Thinking in the Built Environment
University of Cambridge
11:45 am
The Hidden Biases in Production Planning: Why Our Estimates Are Flawed from the Start
Accenture
Oxford University
12:15 pm
Mass Timber as an Advanced Building Material: A Solution to Industrialized Supply Chains and Tariffs
Appalachian State University
Stanford University
12:45 pm
Adopting A Robotic Testing Platform in Wastewater Treatment Facilities: Applying Operations Science and Discrete Event Simulation to Optimize Operations and Inform Automation Investment
Stanford University
Stanford University
01:15 pm
Measuring What Matters: OS as a Foundation for Modern KPIs
Strategic Project Solutions, Inc.
01:45 pm
Effect of Variable-scope Work Packages and Batching on Project Contingencies
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
02:15 pm
What is your Rationale for Investing in Industrialized Construction?
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
02:45 pm
Integrating Operations Science and the Last Planner System®: A Production System Optimization Case Study in Healthcare Construction
Boldt
03:15 pm
Scalable Robotic Automation for Multi-Scope Construction Tasks in an Evolving Labor Market
Co-Founder
Raise Robotics
Raise Robotics
Co-Founder
Raise Robotics
Raise Robotics
03:45 pm
Factory to Site: How Industrialized Micro Modular Reactors Can Deliver Clean, Reliable Power
Boreal Energy Systems
04:15 pm
A Framework for Product-Process Integrated Analysis of Construction Operations Using DES and BIM
Oregon State University
04:45 pm
Automated Collection of Production Data to Create Efficient Production System Modeling for Cast-in-Place Concrete Work
Stanford University
Stanford University
Project Production Institute
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For any questions or for more information about the conference, reach out to Kristin Buettner.
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