Application of Lean Manufacturing Principle to Construction Industry
Zusammenfassung
Waste in the construction industry has
been the subject of several research projects
around the world in recent years because of
inefficiency. Researchers and professionals
implement different methods to reduce the amount
of waste in the construction industry. One of the
efficient methods for reducing waste is the
application of lean approaches. Lean construction
is a result of the introduction of a new form of
production management on the field. Although lean
construction is still evolving, its generic principles,
techniques and tools can already be applied. The
construction projects include various risk factors
which have various impacts on time objective that
may lead to time-overrun. This study suggests and
applies a new technique for minimizing wastes and
risk factors effect on time using lean construction
principles. The lean construction is implemented in
this study using the last planner system through
execution of an industrial project in Puerto Rico.
This is due to minimizing and mitigating the effect
of most of the risk and debris factors in this project
due to the implementation of lean manufacturing
techniques.
Key Terms - Lean Construction, Process
Flow, Risk Management, Waste.