Lean Construction: From Theory to Implementation
| Autor: | J. Solomon, Ossama Salem, I. Minkarah, A. Genaidy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Lean construction
Engineering business.industry Strategy and Management General Engineering Lean laboratory Management Science and Operations Research Human performance technology Lean manufacturing Manufacturing engineering Lean project management Construction industry Industrial relations Lean software development business Implementation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Management in Engineering. 22:168-175 |
| ISSN: | 1943-5479 0742-597X |
| Popis: | This article compares the techniques developed for lean construction with those developed for lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing and lean construction techniques share many common elements despite the obvious differences in their assembly environments and processes. Manufacturing plants and construction sites are different in many ways that might explain why lean production theories and practices do not fully fit the construction industry. Though many lean construction tools and elements are still in an embryonic state, lean construction techniques are gaining popularity because they can affect the bottom line of projects. Additionally, this paper presents a study of a construction project in which specific lean construction elements were tested. Each technique was evaluated in terms of its impact on the performance of the project. Based on the findings of the study, a new “lean assessment tool” is proposed to quantify the results of lean implementations. The assessment tool evaluates six lean constru... |
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