TY  - CONF
TI  - Applicability of Logistics Management in Lean Construction: A Case Study Approach in Brazilian Building Companies
C1  - Berkeley, California, USA
C3  - 7th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
SP  - 147
EP  - 158
PY  - 1999
AU  - Silva, Fred Borges da
AU  - Cardoso, Francisco Ferreira
AD  - Civil Engineer, M. Eng. Candidate, Civil Construction Engineering Department, Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, fred@pcc.usp.br
AD  - Professor Dr., Civil Construction Engineering Department, Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, fcardoso@pcc.usp.br
AB  - Logistics management concepts and tools currently have a great value for several business sectors that are searching for productivity and competitiveness improvement, providing costs reduction and better customer satisfaction. With that purpose they are trying to promote a better integration between internal and external actors who support logistics activities. 

This paper reports on three case studies undertaken as part of a Master Research program, which has the main objective of investigating how logistics concepts and tools are being applied to the Brazilian building construction sector. 

As a conclusion, guidelines are presented in order to improve logistics efficiency and effectiveness in the building production process. These guidelines are based on positive and negative experiences of some construction companies presented briefly in three case studies and on experiences of companies from other sectors of the economy.
KW  - Logistics
KW  - supply chain
KW  - supply logistics
KW  - site logistics
KW  - lean construction
KW  - Brazil.
PB  - 
T2  - 7th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
DA  - 1999/07/26
CY  - Berkeley, California, USA
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/83/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/83
N1  - Export Date: 19 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -