TY  - CONF
TI  - Investigation of the Use of Lean Construction Practices in Transportation Construction Projects
C1  - Berkeley, California, USA
C3  - Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
SP  - 541
EP  - 552
PY  - 2020
DO  - 10.24928/2020/0121
AU  - Heet, Mohammad R.A.H. Al
AU  - Alves, Thais da C. L.
AU  - Lakrori, Nensi
AD  - Former graduate student, MS, Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, mohammadheet@hotmail.com, orcid.org/0000-0002-5314-8338
AD  - Associate Prof., Ph.D., AGC-Paul S. Roel Chair in Const. Eng. and Mgmt., Dept. of Civil, Const., and Env. Eng., San Diego State University, talves@sdsu.edu , orcid.org/0000-0001-7928-9190
AD  - Full-time Lecturer, PE, MS, LEED BD+C, Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, nlakrori@sdsu.edu, orcid.org/0000-0002-7168-0280
AB  - The use of Lean Construction (LC) concepts and tools has advanced in different sectors in the United States, including but not limited to, delivery of commercial, educational, and hospital buildings. Many contractors working on these sectors appear to use more collaborative forms of contracts and have been more willing to experimenting with LC. However, in the transportation sector Lean Construction appears to be in its early phases of adoption. This sector has used tools aiming at fostering collaboration which are developed based on recommendations from departments of transportation in different states. Yet, the sector has not embraced Lean practices that could support the design, planning, and construction of these projects. This study aimed at identifying management practices used by organizations building or managing the construction of transportation projects in Southern California and identifying opportunities to use Lean practices to deliver these projects. Interviews were carried out with contractors, owners, and consultants and later categorized to identify the practices used, gaps where LC practices could be implemented, and the level of maturity of the organizations investigated regarding the use of Lean Construction practices. Findings revealed that organizations use collaborative practices, visual management tools, 5S, and root cause analysis to investigate problems. 
KW  - Continuous Improvement
KW  - Collaboration
KW  - Lean Construction
KW  - Transportation
PB  - 
T2  - Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
DA  - 2020/07/06
CY  - Berkeley, California, USA
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1830/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1830
N1  - Export Date: 29 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -