dc.contributor.author |
Thilakarathna, N |
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dc.contributor.author |
Senaratne, S |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Senaratne, S |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Sandanayake, YG |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-02-18T03:21:08Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-02-18T03:21:08Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012-06 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17007 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Although all activities expend cost and consume time, Lean Principles state that only conversion
activities add value and these should be made more efficient, whereas non value adding flow activities
should be reduced or eliminated. Research into these lean principles in construction has found that
considerable waste lies in flow processes of construction. By eliminating waste activities, processes can
become ‘lean’ which provide ‘more with less’ resources. These flow wastes are recognised as a major
weakness, which hinder performance and efficiency in the Construction Industry. Previous studies
conclude that the construction industry workforce is ignorant of these flow activities that create waste
and hinder construction performance.
However, the industry lacks an implementation framework to implement lean principles into the
construction processes. This research aims to develop such an implementation framework through
action research study for Sri Lankan construction contractors and achieve long-term sustainable
benefits by becoming lean. The research is in its initial stage and the aim of this paper was to explore
the literature on how LC is implemented in different contexts in construction industries in the world.
The findings reveal several benefits when applying lean principles in construction such as reduce
sharing of non-value adding activities increase the output value through systematic construction of
customer requirement and reduce process variability. The paper finally identifies the few barriers for
implementing lean principles and provides some guidelines on how to overcome the identified barriers
for effective implementation of lean principles. |
en_US |
dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.relation.uri |
https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2012-Proceedings.pdf |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Implementation |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Lean principles |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Construction industry |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Literature review |
en_US |
dc.title |
A preliminary literature review into lean construction implementation |
en_US |
dc.type |
Conference-Full-text |
en_US |
dc.identifier.faculty |
Architecture |
en_US |
dc.identifier.department |
Department of Building Economics |
en_US |
dc.identifier.year |
2012 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.conference |
1st World Construction Symposium 2012 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.place |
Colombo |
en_US |
dc.identifier.pgnos |
pp. 345-354 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.proceeding |
Global challenges in construction industry |
en_US |
dc.identifier.email |
nilmini@bcas.lk |
en_US |