26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Chennai, India - 2018

https://doi.org/10.24928/2018/0309

What Is Lean Construction: Another Look - 2018

Alan Mossman1

1Director, The Change Business Ltd, 19 Piccadilly, Stroud, GL5 1HB, UK; +44 7968 485 627; [email protected]

Abstract

There is no agreed definition of lean construction. This is a problem for some and not for others in the lean construction community and beyond. Answers to the question “what is lean construction?” from a simple survey reported here, on the web and in the formal and informal literature reveal a diversity of views. The purpose of the survey was to get a sense of the definitions-in-use in the lean construction community. Some of the implications for the community are outlined and suggestions made for further study.

Keywords

lean construction, lean, definition

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Mossman, A. 2018. What Is Lean Construction: Another Look - 2018, 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction , 1240-1250. doi.org/10.24928/2018/0309

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