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A Review on Lean Construction for Construction Project Management

open access: yesRevista Ingeniería de Construcción, 2023
The construction industry is an important part of the economic sector of a country, therefore, it is important to verify the new management systems that are implemented in the main construction industries of the world. This article makes a bibliographic
G. Garcés, C. Peña
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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
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Implementation of lean construction in Finland

open access: yesComputing in Construction, 2023
Implementation of Lean Construction (LC) can result in profound operational transitions in companies. The paper explores how different-sized companies in Finland, are approaching the Lean transition: which problems they have solved, and their current priorities. The objective is to increase the level of understanding of the LC implementation in Finland,
Coccolini D.   +2 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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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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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
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Multi-Criteria Assessment of Lean Management Tools Selection in Construction [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Civil Engineering, 2021
The situation on the construction market is difficult. One way to improve it can be to implement modern methods and techniques related to the lean management in construction.
Piotr Nowotarski   +2 more
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Measuring the impact of lean construction practices on project duration and variability: A simulation-based study on residential buildings

open access: yesJournal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2017
Performance of the construction projects have been criticized for many years due to their low productivity rates and cost overruns as well as significant delays.
Huseyin Erol   +2 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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Lean Technology in Construction

open access: yesInternational Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 2022
Abstract: Since the 1940’s, lean production principles have evolved and were successfully implemented by Toyota Motor Company. Lean construction is a production and management-based approach to a project. An increasing number of construction academics and professionals are storming the ramparts of conventional construction management in an attempt to ...
Mohini Ashok Khopade   +1 more
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