Improving Construction Processes Using Lean Management Methodologies – Cost Case Study

Nowotarski, Piotr; Pasławski, Jerzy; Matyja, Jakub

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.845

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“…From the empirical findings, factors related to speed and ease of assembly are regarded as paramount with the type of connections used to integrate building elements emerging as one of the individual most important factors. Similar criteria have been highlighted in previous studies [2,5,6,7,15,24,25,26,27]. In this study, it has been demonstrated that design can be optimised using information and data as a knowledge-base through its formalisation into assessment indices.…”

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A BIM based approach for construction and assembly driven optimisation of building design

Gbadamosi¹,

Mahamadu²,

Manu

et al. 2018

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During the design phase of construction projects, professionals seldom consider implications of design choices in terms of the ease with which it can be constructed. This contributes to wastage when chosen design features and materials result in the use of inefficient construction production and assembly methods. In order to bridge this gap, this study provides an approach for incorporating production knowledge and data into Building Information Models (BIM) to support optimization of building designs in terms of the efficiencies associated with their onsite production. A building design assessment system is developed to aid selection of alternative building design elements and materials in a digital prototype before they are actually constructed. The assessment system relies on an index derived from production knowledge or data related to ease of assemble, speed of assemble and the waste associated with the assembly or construction of a building element or material. This paper presents the identification and prioritisation of criteria for the development of the index for optimal selection of building envelope systems. The criteria were reviewed by an expert panel (n=25) who provided weightings of criteria importance through a voting analytic hierarchy process (VAHP). A schema for implementation through the extension of BIM with external assessment index logic is also presented. The practicality of the system as an indicator of the efficiency with which a design can be built or constructed, provides a solution for leveraging production knowledge and data to improve design in terms of its buildability thereby reducing waste associated with inefficient construction and sometimes redesign or late substitution of materials.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

A BIM based approach for construction and assembly driven optimisation of building design

Gbadamosi¹,

Mahamadu²,

Manu

et al. 2018

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“…Value Management (VM) is a management approach used in many industries to deliver the customer outcomes [10][11][12][13][14]. However, it is fairly applied to construction projects [15].…”

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“…It helps design and construction teams to collaborate on coordinated model, thereby providing everyone in the team with better insight into how their work fits into the whole project ultimately helping the project to run efficiently. Mutual exchange of data between all stakeholders throughout the whole life cycle cost of the project is a crucial element for the successful implementation of BIM [7], [13].…”

Section: Building Information Model (Bim) For Designing Construction mentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of Lean Construction Practice at Selected Construction Sites in Klang Valley

Ahmed¹,

Wong²

2018

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Lean construction is known to reduce costs, improve profit or increase competitiveness, increase business opportunity and customer base, improve health and safety, improve quality, yield higher employee salaries, shorten production timescales and increase customer satisfaction. With little attention on research of lean construction in Malaysia, it remains a problem of non-standardization in waste elimination strategies thereby sub optimizing waste management in Malaysian construction projects. The objective of this paper is to evaluate lean construction techniques and measure the feasibility in term of their applicability for construction at selected sites in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The study is novel and significant in a sense that it can help to develop reliable management strategies for implementing lean construction technologies at the construction sites. Case studies were carried out as a strategic method and comprehensive survey that covers both questionnaire and interview were adopted as a method of data collection. Likert scale 1 to 5 was used in the written questionnaire with workers in order to assess the level of awareness and acceptance on the need of lean construction techniques for eight construction sites in various places and with various categories (infrastructure and building construction projects) in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Later, semi structural interview was conducted with expert judgment to justify the factors which affect the implementation of lean construction at the construction sites. From the study outcome, it was discovered that both Total Quality Management (TQM) and Industrialized Building System (IBS) were rated by the respondents to be highly effective in both infrastructure and building construction projects.

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“…Although the construction sector is characterized in general by frequent deadlines delays, budget overruns and problems in maintaining proper quality (Nowotarski et al, 2016), sustainability building construction has experienced a significant growth in recent years (Wibogo et al, 2017). Nevertheless, a well-structured framework for sustainability is still missing in this industry (Alwan et al, 2017), therefore, it needs more careful investigation to make this sector more adequate to the goals of sustainable development (Alsudairi, 2015).…”

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Energy Efficiency for Reinforcing Steel Activities in The Construction of a Business Complex in Mexico

Esquer

Morales-Sau

Velázquez

et al. 2017

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Much of the energy used in the world is associated with the construction sector, and one of the ways to reduce that energy consumption is to do each constructive process in an energetically efficient way. The aim of this paper is to present results from an energy efficiency program in the construction of a business complex in Hermosillo, Mexico, particularly in the processes of reinforcing steel activities (rebar). Results reveal that appropriate use of equipment and the coordination between engineers and workers help to improve the energy efficiency during the construction phase also reducing material waste. Additionally, attaching the energy efficiency approach to the cleaner production framework is a complicated task due to energy inefficiencies are not easily identified and estimated. Since there is less energy consumption in construction process along the life cycle of buildings compared to operation activities, there is little evidence on energy efficiency studies in that part of the process. Therefore, this paper intends to provide experiences to construction experts in order to have better basis for decisions related to energy efficiency in this industry.

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Improving Construction Processes Using Lean Management Methodologies – Cost Case Study

Cited by 36 publications

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A BIM based approach for construction and assembly driven optimisation of building design

A BIM based approach for construction and assembly driven optimisation of building design

Assessment of Lean Construction Practice at Selected Construction Sites in Klang Valley

Energy Efficiency for Reinforcing Steel Activities in The Construction of a Business Complex in Mexico

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