Exploring lean construction components for Malaysian construction industry

Abstract

Malaysian construction industry is suffering problem of producing high wastage and low productivity. Lean construction is an approach which is feasible to cope with the situation and it will be more significant to be applied by all players in Malaysian construction industry. Thus, this paper is to review the lean construction concept and components which are applicable in Malaysian construction industry. It was found that lean construction components comprise of principles, criteria and tools. Components are designated to convey the concept of lean construction which is to add value and eliminate the non added value in acquiring construction end product.

Resilience to COVID-19 Through Lean Construction

“…Nevertheless, lean construction employs the same principles as lean manufacturing to minimise construction waste and maximize productivity, efficiency and effectiveness in order to produce the greatest amount of value possible in construction projects by reducing NVAA in all phases of project delivery (Aziz and Hafez, 2013;Marhani et al, 2013;Smith, 2015;Khodeir and Othman, 2018;Tezel, Koskela and Aziz, 2018;Mohammadi et al, 2020). In order to become a successful construction firm, the application of lean tools is paramount (Sacks, Radosavljevic and Barak, 2010;Aziz and Hafez, 2013;Muhammad, Ismail, and Hashim, 2013;Sarhan and Fox, 2013). Therefore, not only minimising the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but also immense benefits will provide for the construction organisations through post-COVID lean implementation as presents in the following Table 2.…”

Adoptability of Lean Construction Techniques in Pakistan’s Construction Industry

“…Operations are scrutinized thoroughly, bringing ideas and suggestions to explore the alternative of doing the task. The PDCA (plan, do, check, and act) cycle is used to build up the first-run study [23].…”

“…The Last Planner System (LPS) is one of the tools used in LC which produces anticipated and dependable workflow and fast learning in programming, design, construction, and commissioning of projects [23].…”

“…Poka-yoke devices were introduced by Shingo as new elements in order to avoid defective parts from flowing through the process. It is a lean tool that engages all forms of activities and devices that could avoid an error from happening [23].…”

Conceptual Framework of Lean Ergonomics for Assembly Process: PDCA Approach

“…To face the problems, organisation should be find the best of lean manufacturing tools and technique. Lean manufacturing tools and techniques play a vital role in the effective development process in reducing process completion time, hours, design and supply chain management integration, process control, flexibility, environmental sustainability and increased the quality of products [71][72][73][74]. In an analysis of lean manufacturing tools and technique, Schweikhart and Dembe [75] found that the successful or failure in any companies is based on the proper prioritisation and the choice of appropriate lean tools.…”