Lean Construction Tools

Production management is at the center of lean construction ( LC ) and keeps running from the project initiation through project handover to maintenance. Several powerful lean production techniques and tools have been developed over the past decade to manage construct...

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Main Authors:	Ansah, Richard Hannis, Sorooshian, Shahryar, Shariman, Mustafa, Duvvuru, Gomanth
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	IEOM Society International 2016
Subjects:	HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16863/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16863/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16863/1/fim-2016-sorooshian-Lean%20Construction%20Tools.pdf

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spelling	ump-168632020-02-21T07:50:47Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16863/ Lean Construction Tools Ansah, Richard Hannis Sorooshian, Shahryar Shariman, Mustafa Duvvuru, Gomanth HD28 Management. Industrial Management Production management is at the center of lean construction ( LC ) and keeps running from the project initiation through project handover to maintenance. Several powerful lean production techniques and tools have been developed over the past decade to manage construction projects. Some of these are procedural, some are c onceptual, and some are embedded in programming. Besides, w hile some of these tools are simple, complexities revolves around others, for instance, the last planner system (LPS) is considered complex. This different set of tools is very effective in the han ds of managers stimulated by the lean project conceptualizatio n and management. It has been indicated that Danish contractors had increased productivity by 20%, minimized project duration by 10%, expanded efficiency by 20%, and enhanced profitability 20% - 40% on projects where lean principles are adopted. However, no list would be conclusive and accurate for long because innovation is in progress and new techniques and tools emerge constantly. In this study, we identify suitable lean construction tools based on their applicability and ability to control delays in Malaysian construction projects . This study provides construction managements with suitable lean construction tools to build a realistic and r ational lean appli cation guide. IEOM Society International 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16863/1/fim-2016-sorooshian-Lean%20Construction%20Tools.pdf Ansah, Richard Hannis and Sorooshian, Shahryar and Shariman, Mustafa and Duvvuru, Gomanth (2016) Lean Construction Tools. In: Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 23-25 September 2016 , Detroit, Michigan, USA. pp. 784-793.. http://ieomsociety.org/ieomdetroit/pdfs/256.pdf
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description	Production management is at the center of lean construction ( LC ) and keeps running from the project initiation through project handover to maintenance. Several powerful lean production techniques and tools have been developed over the past decade to manage construction projects. Some of these are procedural, some are c onceptual, and some are embedded in programming. Besides, w hile some of these tools are simple, complexities revolves around others, for instance, the last planner system (LPS) is considered complex. This different set of tools is very effective in the han ds of managers stimulated by the lean project conceptualizatio n and management. It has been indicated that Danish contractors had increased productivity by 20%, minimized project duration by 10%, expanded efficiency by 20%, and enhanced profitability 20% - 40% on projects where lean principles are adopted. However, no list would be conclusive and accurate for long because innovation is in progress and new techniques and tools emerge constantly. In this study, we identify suitable lean construction tools based on their applicability and ability to control delays in Malaysian construction projects . This study provides construction managements with suitable lean construction tools to build a realistic and r ational lean appli cation guide.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ansah, Richard Hannis Sorooshian, Shahryar Shariman, Mustafa Duvvuru, Gomanth
author_facet	Ansah, Richard Hannis Sorooshian, Shahryar Shariman, Mustafa Duvvuru, Gomanth
author_sort	Ansah, Richard Hannis
title	Lean Construction Tools
title_short	Lean Construction Tools
title_full	Lean Construction Tools
title_fullStr	Lean Construction Tools
title_full_unstemmed	Lean Construction Tools
title_sort	lean construction tools
publisher	IEOM Society International
publishDate	2016
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16863/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16863/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16863/1/fim-2016-sorooshian-Lean%20Construction%20Tools.pdf
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