TY - GEN
T1 - An assessment of lean construction practices in the construction industry
AU - Oguntona, Olusegun Aanuoluwapo
AU - Aigbavboa, Clinton Ohis
AU - Mulongo, Gloria Ndalamba
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The performance of the construction industry is hampered by waste ranging from material resources, cost, time, and manpower amongst others. Hence, the need to embrace the implementation of Lean Construction (LC) practices which encompasses culture, plans, tools, and concepts to maximise value while also minimising all forms of waste. This research paper aims to assess the use of LC practices to effectively improve productivity and performance of the construction industry. A well-structured questionnaire was administered, with construction professionals as respondents. A quantitative approach to data analysis was adopted using the mean item scores of the identified variables. Findings revealed waste reduction, effective administration of materials on site, improved lifecycle cost, good project coordination, improved safety on site, and greater productivity as the top six benefits of implementing LC practices. By adopting LC practices, productivity will be increased thereby leading to successful delivery of construction projects.
AB - The performance of the construction industry is hampered by waste ranging from material resources, cost, time, and manpower amongst others. Hence, the need to embrace the implementation of Lean Construction (LC) practices which encompasses culture, plans, tools, and concepts to maximise value while also minimising all forms of waste. This research paper aims to assess the use of LC practices to effectively improve productivity and performance of the construction industry. A well-structured questionnaire was administered, with construction professionals as respondents. A quantitative approach to data analysis was adopted using the mean item scores of the identified variables. Findings revealed waste reduction, effective administration of materials on site, improved lifecycle cost, good project coordination, improved safety on site, and greater productivity as the top six benefits of implementing LC practices. By adopting LC practices, productivity will be increased thereby leading to successful delivery of construction projects.
KW - Construction industry
KW - Construction waste
KW - Lean management
KW - Productivity
KW - Sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049679917&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-94199-8_51
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-94199-8_51
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85049679917
SN - 9783319941981
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 524
EP - 534
BT - Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018
A2 - Falcao, Christianne
A2 - Charytonowicz, Jerzy
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - AHFE International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, 2018
Y2 - 21 July 2018 through 25 July 2018
ER -
