Implementation of an integrated management system into a small building company

Abstract

Manuscript Code: 0542 Date of reception/acceptation: 15oct2014/01dec2014 ResumenLas empresas de construcción suelen adoptar nuevas herramientas y prácticas de gestión a fin de obtener un mayor nivel de calidad. La integración entre la gestión de la producción y otros sistemas de gestión es importante para el logro de mejoras en la construcción. Sin embargo, en algunos casos, las empresas utilizan estos sistemas de manera aislada y además hay pocos estudios que describen aplicaciones de sistemas integrados en pequeñas empresas de construcción, las cuales constituyen la mayoría de las empresas del sector en Brasil. En este trabajo se presenta la implantación de un sistema integrado de gestión en una empresa de construcción pequeña. El trabajo incluye el diagnóstico de la gestión en esta empresa, la proposición y aplicación de un proceso integrado, así como el análisis de los resultados. El estudio fue desarrollado a través de la observación de tres obras en la ciudad de Bento Gonçalves, Brasil. Se implementaron herramientas de gestión en corto, mediano y largo plazos. Con los resultados obtenidos, se puede concluir que hay posibilidad de adoptar este sistema en las empresas pequeñas, con una reducción de las pérdidas en el proceso de producción. AbstractBuilding firms has implanted tools and practices to improve their quality level. The integration between production and other management system is beneficial for achieving improvements in construction. However, in some cases, construction companies develop isolated management systems, and there are few research papers that describe this kind of application in small construction companies, which constitute the majority of building companies in Brazil. This paper presents the implantation of an integrated management system in a small construction company. The work includes the diagnosis of management system of the company, the proposition and applying of an integrated process, and the identification of outcomes. It was developed through observation of three building sites in Bento Gonçalves, a city on southern Brazil. On research process it were implanted tools on planning and control to management systems to short, medium, and large terms. After all, our results may conclude that there is viability to implant this system in small building companies, with waste reduction on the production process.Palabras clave: Construcción civil, sistema de gestión integrado, reducción de pérdidas.

Management systems integration: survey results

“…The development of an IMS was focused as a research topic by several authors adopting case studies as research methods and addressing companies operating in disparate activity sectors such as those conducted by Brendler and Brandli (2011) in an apparel company, Giacomello et al (2014) and Masood et al (2014) in building companies, Rotaru et al (2005) in the food industry, Lobonţ and Pascu (2012) in higher education institutions, Marques et al (2014) in a waste treatment facility, Mehrabi et al (2013) in a power management company, Satolo et al (2013) in a Brazilian sugar and ethanol manufacturing unit, Walker and McAleer (2014) in a council’s waste management service, von Ahsen (2014) in the automotive industry, López-Fresno (2010) in the airline industry, Khanna et al (2010) in Indian organizations, Bernardo et al (2016) in Greek companies and Vitoreli and Carpinetti (2013) in multiple companies. Amid the studied features, the main motivations (Domingues et al , 2011a, 2014; Simon et al , 2012), drawbacks (Domingues et al , 2012, 2014; Simon et al , 2014b), expected benefits (Bernardo et al , 2015; Carvalho et al , 2015; Zeng et al , 2011), critical success factors (Domingues et al , 2011b; Sampaio et al , 2012), the integration strategies (Bernardo et al , 2011; Ivanova et al , 2014; Karapetrovic, 2002), the integration levels (Abad et al , 2014; Jørgensen et al , 2006), models (Bernardo, 2014; El Idrissi et al , 2014; Olaru, Maier, Nicoarǎ and Maier, 2014; Rebelo et al , 2014) and the extension to other sector specific requirements (Roessler et al , 2014) were widely reported.…”

Propuesta de un sistema de planificación y control de residuos en la construcción

“…The WPC system proposed is to be implemented together with the PCP in the practical application of small and medium-sized companies' construction works. Similar to Giacomello et al (2014) …”

“…Management systems frequently work in isolation. Giacomello et al (2014) have proposed integrating systems that plan and control production (PCP) with quality, health, and safety in the workplace and with environmental management systems. What is needed is a management system for waste planning and control that can work together with these management systems.…”

Revisión bibliográfica sobre el estudio de pérdidas en la construcción bajo principios Lean

“…[21] Canadá [22] Colombia [23] [3] Brasil [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [ [43], [44] India [40], [41] [45], [46], [47], [48], [49], [50] Fuente: elaboración propia.…”