TY  - CONF
TI  - Leaner Construction Through Off-Site Manufacturing
C1  - Gramado, Brazil
C3  - 10th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
PY  - 2002
AU  - Pasquire, Christine L.
AU  - Connolly, Gary E.
AD  - Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Leics, UK, c.l.pasquire@lboro.ac.uk
AD  - Director; Manufacturing Centre; Crown House Engineering, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton UK, GConnolly@carrillionplc.com
ED  - Formoso, Carlos T.
ED  - Ballard, Glenn
AB  - This paper describes the improvements realised through the application of lean production methods in the off-site manufacturing of integrated mechanical services modules and proposes off-site manufacturing as a step forward in the integration of lean theory into construction. Using the manufacturing case study as a model the techniques implemented and the lessons learned are described and the significant components of process improvement identified. The paper highlights some of the principal failures in current construction practice and argues these form major constraints in the drive for lean project delivery. The final portion of the paper links lean enterprise with lean construction and argues that the definition and realisation of benefit is the only driver for change.
KW  - Pre-assembly
KW  - off-site manufacturing
KW  - benefit
KW  - business improvement
KW  - kaizen
KW  - lean production.
PB  - 
T2  - 10th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
DA  - 2002/08/06
CY  - Gramado, Brazil
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/201/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/201
N1  - Export Date: 27 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -