Barriers of Sustainable Lean Construction Implementation: Hierarchical Model.

Abstract

The construction industry has long been assessed for being hazardous, fragmented, wasteful, inefficient, and ineffective. In this concern, construction, as opposed to manufacturing, is highly influenced by a unique combination of relatively separate factors, such as industry variable onsite conditions, fragmentation, the inherent uniqueness of projects, exposure to weather, and skilled labor shortages, among several others (Aziz and Hafez, 2013). Such a unique combination of factors goes to uncertainty along the project delivery process and its implementation operations (Salem et al., 2006). Construction activities have an enormous effect on the natural environment, human health, and the overall economy; therefore, the construction industry has the potential to significantly advance sustainability practices (Allen and Iano, 2011). Lean construction is the application of new technologies which effectively reduce both cost and waste at the same time, improve the management, optimize the use of resources and improve safety during the construction period (Nahmens and Ikuma, 2011). It is demonstrated that lean construction is a practical approach in enhancing sustainability which includes clearly defined goals for the process of delivery (Nahmens and Ikuma, 2011). Lean construction is different from other construction management methods as it contains a clear set of objectives Lean

Strategies to Increase Adoption Rate of Lean Construction

“…According to them, the highest resistance comes from employees and field management due to their lack of knowledge and understanding of lean concepts. Few organizations because of their failures in previous lean ventures refrain from using lean any further instead of evaluating the reasons for failures (Dehdasht and Zin, 2018) Group 3: Implementing LC but received unfavorable results…”