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Barriers to Adopting Lean Construction in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises—The Case of Peru

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
The competitiveness in the construction industry is leading companies to implement the Lean philosophy to improve project management and prepare to begin the adoption of Construction 4.0. However, this implementation generates several barriers, depending
Cristian Huaman-Orosco   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A DISCOURSE ON LEAN CONSTRUCTION IN AFRICA, USING A SUPPLY CHAIN EXAMPLE

open access: yesJournal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 2017
discourse is defined as a unit of speech or writing longer than a sentence. It is about knowledge and its construction within a group or domain. A discourse therefore tends to focus on how a particular phenomenon is represented within a social group ...
Fidelise EMUZE
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Lean and BIM Implementation Barriers in New Zealand Construction Practice

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
The construction sector is lagging behind other industries in terms of efficiency and value achievement. Several building sector initiatives are introduced to improve productivity and project value enhancement.
Ayuba Jerry Likita   +4 more
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THE PROSPECT OF MINIMISING PRODUCTION FLOW WASTE ON CONSTRUCTION SITES IN NIGERIA THROUGH THE LAST PLANNER® SYSTEM

open access: yesJournal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 2017
Poor performance of construction projects is a re-occurring problem in Nigeria. Production flow waste (ranging from waiting time, material handling and over- production, among others) may be partly responsible for this problem. Meanwhile, very little is
Emmanuel Itodo DANIEL   +2 more
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Major Barriers Assessment of Lean Construction Application in Construction Projects Delivery

open access: yesCSID Journal of Infrastructure Development, 2021
The construction sector is facing challenges of meeting client’s value and end-user satisfaction, and this situation is worsened by customers’ dynamic demands for quality and speedy delivery without loss of value.
Wiliam Nwaki   +2 more
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Lean Construction Implementation in the Saudi Arabian Construction Industry

open access: yesConstruction Economics and Building, 2017
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has witnessed a huge increase in construction during the last two decades. However, many projects experienced time delays, cost overruns and the generation of massive amounts of waste.
Jamil Ghazi Sarhan   +3 more
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Implementing and continuity of lean construction using discrete event simulation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Structural and Construction Engineering, 2019
The success of lean principles in manufacturing and the benefits arising from its use is one of the main motivations for adopting lean principles in construction .The lean construction strives for the same goals as lean production, namely to eliminate ...
Shahin Dabirian   +1 more
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Applying lean thinking in construction

open access: yesAlexandria Engineering Journal, 2013
The productivity of the construction industry worldwide has been declining over the past 40 years. One approach for improving the situation is using lean construction.
Remon Fayek Aziz, Sherif Mohamed Hafez
doaj   +1 more source

PERSPECTIVES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN CONSTRUCTION IN THE GHANAIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

open access: yesJournal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 2012
Lean construction, if adopted could prove to be highly rewarding to Ghanaian construction organizations, resulting in the reduction of waste and improvement in productivity.
J Ayarkwa   +3 more
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THE STATE OF ADOPTION OF LEAN CONSTRUCTION IN THE TANZANIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

open access: yesJournal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 2017
Lean has been able to minimise waste, improve quality, and increase value for money in the construction industry. However, the extent of adoption of lean construction concepts is yet to be determined for the Tanzanian construction industry.
Nyamagere Gladys SOSPETER   +1 more
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