TY  - CONF
TI  - Lean Construction in Germany – Empirical Findings on the Current State of Practice
C1  - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan
C3  - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33)
SP  - 1368
EP  - 1379
PY  - 2025
DO  - 10.24928/2025/0167
AU  - John, (Paul) Christian
AU  - Niederprüm, Katharina
AU  - Maier, Eliane
AU  - Haghsheno, Shervin
AD  - PhD Student, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, christian.john@kit.edu, orcid.org/0009-0005 0648-9331
AD  - Master Student, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, katharina.niederprüm@student.kit.edu,  orcid.org/0009-0003-8624-7927 
AD  - PhD Student, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, eliane.maier@kit.edu, orcid.org/0009-0005 0375-147X 
AD  - Professor, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, shervin.haghsheno@kit.edu, orcid.org/0000 0002-0602-6370 
ED  - Seppänen, Olli 
ED  - Koskela, Lauri 
ED  - Murata , Koichi 
AB  - In recent years, Lean Construction has gained notable popularity in Germany and is now used by companies in all areas along the supply chain in the construction industry. This study provides an overview of the current state of Lean Construction practice in Germany. Using a three-phase approach, 451 companies that use Lean Construction were first identified through a comprehensive industry analysis. Subsequently, 15 interviews with experienced practitioners were conducted to understand the common Lean Construction practices and their perceptions of the industry. The insights derived informed a survey, which was sent to the identified companies. A total of 97 participated. Findings reveal that Lean Construction is still predominantly applied during the execution phase, although an increasing number of companies are gaining experience in the planning phase. However, the adoption remains limited across the industry, with only a few companies achieving high maturity while most use Lean Construction on a small scale. Primary barriers to company-wide integration include a lack of expertise and the substantial time commitment required. Thus, success depends on the “right” application, which, when achieved, generally leads to positive project outcomes.
KW  - Lean Construction
KW  - Practice
KW  - Lean Methods
KW  - Construction Industry
KW  - Germany.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33)
DA  - 2025/06/02
CY  - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2350/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2350
N1  - Export Date: 02 June 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -