scholarly journals Strategies to Increase Adoption Rate of Lean Construction

10.29007/8xzp ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhili Gao ◽  
Mughees Aslam ◽  
Gary Smith
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Careful Examination ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Implementation Barriers ◽  
Adoption Rate ◽  
Management Philosophy ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Implementation Level

Despite its enormous potentials for increasing efficiencies of the construction process, lean Construction (LC) has not been adopted into the majority of the construction industry yet. Furthermore, barriers and strategies for implementing LC have not been adequately studied by past and current research that can lead to the rapid uptake of LC within the construction industry. This study is to identify barriers that are hindering the construction industry to adopt LC and to further recommend suitable measures to overcome these barriers. In this study, a systematic literature review was carried out by reviewing theoretical/analytic papers, case studies and conceptual papers on the subject. After careful examination, eighty-seven (87) papers are kept for further analysis. Analysis indicated that approximately 80% of existing research studies are focused on identifying the implementation barriers only, whereas only 20%, presented barriers that hinder the adoption of LC. As a result, fifty-eight (58) barriers towards adopting LC and sixty-nine (69) strategies to overcome them were identified and classified under three population groups within the construction industry, based on their familiarity and implementation level of LC. The outcome of this study will potentially assist the construction industry in taking measures for increasing awareness and boosting the adoption rate of LC, along with the successful implementation of this innovative change management philosophy that ultimately will lead to optimized construction solutions.

scholarly journals Multiple-criteria decision analysis of the transformable low-rise building technological construction process

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 03042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Korol ◽  
Alexander Pleshivcev
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Sandwich Panel ◽  
Indicator Function ◽  
Multiple Criteria ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Technological Processes ◽  
Overground Part ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Operation Parameters ◽  
The Relationship

One of the promising areas of improving the constructive and technological solutions of low-rise buildings is the fast-erecting systems. Increase of efficiency of the erection process of these systems can be implemented on the basis of the results of a multiple-criteria analysis of the organizational and technological processes by decomposing it into separate technological processes and operations and assessing their impact on the overall building erection process. The structure of a multiple-criteria model includes such indexes as the duration of separate technological processes and the operation of the overground part in the building erection. The subject of the study – technological operation parameters during the installation process of the transformable low-rise buildings with sandwich panel walls. Based on selection, classification, and systematization of the factors determining the resultant indicators, the relationship between the effective indicator (function) and the factors (arguments) was studied and their forms of dependence were determined based on the linkage modeling. The calculation of the influence of various factors and their assessment on the change in value of the effective indicator was performed. The selected factors include several parameters in the form of technological operations, which are expressed in hours. The simulation of technological process using a multiple-criteria model allows determining the efficiency reserves of the developed technology. Its application in installation control processes could help the construction industry with transformable low-rise building erection.

scholarly journals Expansion of a Cohesive Appliance for a Cost Effective Road Construction Process using Lean Constructions

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
SGS Karunanayake ◽  
◽  
HSR Ananda ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Production System ◽  
Customer Value ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Design And Construction

The interconnection of activities required for the design and construction of building and infrastructure involves the interplay between people, technology, situations, and decisions. It requires the astute coordination of labor, materials, and plant to realize the planned progress of work. Minimizing waste and maximizing value while continuous improvement is the concept of lean. Lean construction has proven to be an alternative for such improvements so as the satisfy client by creating customer value. Through its origins in the Toyota Production System, lean is now applied as an innovative way to manage the design and construction of projects with the use of tools which address project constraints, such as complexities and uncertainties, among others. This research is an effort to implement lean construction concept to the Sri Lankan road construction industry.

scholarly journals Critical Behavioral Risk Factors among Principal Participants in the Chinese Construction Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Xiang ◽  
Fuyuan Jia ◽  
Xiaohui Li
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Maximum Benefit ◽  
Individual Participant ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Information Advantage

The main participants in construction projects are the client, contractors, material suppliers, and consultants such as the project supervisor. They play the most important roles in implementing construction projects, and their behavior has a significant impact on the project’s performance. Because each participant has their own particular interests, by virtue of proprietary information advantage, each individual participant is driven to achieve maximum benefit, which can result in improper behavior with respect to each other. The risk of this resulting in moral hazard and adverse selection based on information asymmetry is called behavioral risk among principal construction participants. Behavior is affected by various risk factors; successful implementation of construction projects depends on effective management of the key risk factors. This paper identifies and ranks the critical behavioral risk factors from the perspective of principal construction participants in the Chinese construction industry. The data used for analysis is based on an interview and questionnaire survey. Factor analysis is conducted with the assistance of SPSS17.0. Forty-one potential behavioral risk factors are identified, with 30 of those being critical, including “client changes project objective or investment direction”, “designer uses technological capability advantage to obtain profit”, and others. These findings contribute to the understanding of risk management in the construction industry in China. They also serve as a useful reference for further studies on the subject.

scholarly journals Embending Sustainability Dynamics in the Lean Construction Supply Chain Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Begum Sertyesilisik
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Environmental Footprint ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Chain Management

AbstractThe world’s habitat is being deteriorated despite of the precautions taken. Construction industry is among the industries which highly effect the environment adversely not only through its outputs but also through the construction process and its inputs. The main focus in dealing with the reduction of its footprint has been on sustainable building certificates which mainly analyse the output of the construction activies. There is need to analyse the construction supply chain as a whole and to embed sustainability dynamics in construction supply chain management. Lean construction project management contributes to the reduction of the environmental footprint of the construction industry, enabling reduction in waste, and increasing value added activities. For this reason, based on an in depth literature review, this paper analyses and establishes the principles of the integration of the sustainability dynamics into lean construction supply chain management.

scholarly journals Exploring the Synergy Between Lean Construction and Flash Track Implementation

10.29007/g7dr ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi ◽  
Sooraj Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Lean Principles ◽  
Successful Execution ◽  
Lean Tools ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Theoretical Evidence

Speed-driven projects require extensive planning and coordination for their successful execution within the specified time and cost. With an increasing demand for flash track execution, more efficient ways for project implementation is needed. Lean construction is having a profound impact on the construction industry, which is perceived to be suffering from cost and schedule overruns. This review paper investigates the use of various lean tools and principles in flash track projects and if there is any synergy between lean and flash track projects to improve productivity and schedule performance. Through rationalizations and with the help of case studies and theoretical evidence found in literature, eleven lean tools and eight lean principles have been analyzed for their synergy with flash track construction. The results indicate that all except one lean tool (Just in Time) and one lean principle (reduce inventory) facilitate successful implementation of flash track project.

scholarly journals Performance measurement in the UK construction industry and its role in supporting the application of lean construction concepts

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saad Sarhan ◽  
Andrew Fox
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Last Planner System ◽  
Financial Performance Measures ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Last Planner

Performance measurement has received substantial attention from researchers and the construction industry over the past two decades. This study sought to assess UK practitioners’ awareness of the importance of the use of appropriate performance measures and its role in supporting the application of Lean Construction (LC) concepts. To enable the study to achieve its objectives, a review of a range of measurements developed to evaluate project performance including those devoted to support LC efforts was conducted. Consequently a questionnaire survey was developed and sent to 198 professionals in the UK construction industry as well as a small sample of academics with an interest in LC. Results indicated that although practitioners recognise the importance of the selection of non-financial performance measures, it has not been properly and widely implemented. The study identified the most common techniques used by UK construction organisations for performance measurement, and ranked a number of non-financial key performance indicators as significant. Some professed to have embraced the Last Planner System methodology as a means for performance measurement and organisational learning, while further questioning suggested otherwise. It was also suggested that substance thinking amongst professionals could be a significant hidden barrier that militates against the successful implementation of LC.

Framework for the implementation of lean construction strategies using the interpretive structural modelling (ISM) technique

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamil Ghazi Sarhan ◽  
Bo Xia ◽  
Sabrina Fawzia ◽  
Azharul Karim ◽  
Ayokunle Olubunmi Olanipekun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Structural Modelling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modelling ◽  
New Framework

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for implementing lean construction and consequently to improve performance levels in the construction industry in the context of Saudi Arabia. There is currently no framework for implementing lean construction specifically tailored to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) construction industry. Existing lean construction frameworks are focussed on other countries and are less applicable in the KSA due to differences in socio-cultural and operational contexts. Design/methodology/approach This study employs the interpretive structural modelling (ISM) technique for data collection and analysis. First, following a survey of 282 construction professionals, 12 critical success factors (CSFs) for implementing lean construction in the KSA construction industry were identified by Sarhan et al. (2016). Second, 16 of these professionals who have 15 years or more experience were exclusively selected to examine the contextual relationship among the 12 CSFs. A row and column questionnaire was used for a pairwise comparison of the CSFs. A matrix of cross-impact multiplications (MICMAC) was applied to analyse the questionnaire data to develop an ISM model that can serve as a framework for implementing lean construction. Third, the framework was subjected to further validation by interviewing five experts to check for conceptual inconsistencies and to confirm the applicability of the framework in the context of the KSA construction industry. Findings The findings reveal that the CSFs are divided into four clusters: autonomous, linkage, dependent and driving clusters. Additionally, the findings reveal seven hierarchies of inter-relationships among the CSFs. The order of practical application of the CSFs descends from the seventh hierarchy to the first hierarchy. Originality/value The new framework is a significant advancement over existing lean construction frameworks as it employs an ISM technique to specify the hierarchical relationships among the different factors that contribute to the successful implementation of lean construction. The primary value of this study is the development of a new framework that reflects the socio-cultural and operational contexts in the KSA construction industry and can guide the successful implementation of lean construction. Therefore, construction industry operators such as contractors, consultants, government departments and professionals can rely on the framework to implement lean construction more effectively and successfully.

scholarly journals A Study of Challenges and Benefits of Lean Construction (LC) Principles in Omani Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Kapur Shah ◽  
Khalifa Al Shereiqi ◽  
Fiona Borthwick
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
The Status ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Design And Construction

There are frequent failures in the project delivery in time and increasing the waste in Oman construction industry. Lean Construction (LC) principles which is lean thinking in design and construction process may be a possible solution. Hence, the paper is aimed on exploring the status of the LC practices and its impact on Omani Construction Industry (OCI). The paper presents barriers, potential benefits, and the measures of suitability and acceptability of LC principles. A quantitative research approach was adopted and research data was collected using an online questionnaire survey in Oman. The data was analysed and results are presented in tables and charts followed by critical discussions. The survey found that one-third of the construction professionals have a good awareness and half of then having a higher level awareness about LC practices. More than one third of the construction organisations are adopting LC principles with a high consensus on the suitability and acceptability, and they recognised that time commitment are necessary for the successful implementation and achieve benefits. The study concludes that the reduction in project delivery time and construction at site waste is the key advantage of implementing LC priciples in design and construction stages in the omani construction industry.

scholarly journals Towards lean and green thinking in construction projects at Gaza Strip

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1827-1838
Author(s):  
Nabil I. El-sawalhi ◽  
Bilal Majid Jaber ◽  
Abed Al Shukri
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Lean And Green ◽  
The Gaza Strip

Abstract Background and problem: Integrating lean and green principles while implementing construction project has become an important aspect of modern construction. Lean construction and green building are used to maxi­mize the economic benefits, address quality, reduce waste and minimize the negative environmental impacts in con­struction. Aims: The objectives of this paper were to measure the degree of knowledge of lean and green approaches in con­struction industry in Gaza Strip and to identify the most important benefits from application of lean and green in construction. Methodology: Literature review and questionnaire survey were used in this study. A total of 155 copies of the questionnaire were distributed randomly to owners, con­sultants and contractors in the Gaza Strip, and 119 copies of the questionnaire were received. Results: The results revealed that the awareness level of lean and green construction by owners, consultants and contractors in the construction industry in Gaza Strip is moderate. There are very important benefits of applying lean and green construction such as “reduce non-useful work that does not add value to work”, “reduce the environmental impact of the construction process” and “saving the money needed to complete the project”. Conclusions: It was concluded that integrating both concepts on projects showed that lean leads to green but not necessarily vice versa. The fields of lean and green thinking, however, have been developed largely independent of each other. There is a big gap in the knowledge and application of the lean construction and the green application.

scholarly journals A study on the state of knowledge of managers of construction sites in the field of occupational safety

2019 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 07001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Drozd ◽  
Marcin Kowalik
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Safety Awareness ◽  
Independent Functions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Site Managers

The construction site and its elements create circumstances that are conducive to the formation of risks to work safety during the execution of works. Analysis indicates the critical importance of these factors in the set of characteristics that describe the causes of accidents in the construction industry. They are indicated as important factors having an impact on risks, and increasingly are the subject of studies on work safety in construction. The research focused on as well as the awareness of health and safety of site managers - who perform independent functions in construction, legally involved in the construction process. Main substantive tasks included comparison of observed values with expected values in regard to characteristics related to health and safety awareness among site managers.

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