31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 31) - Lille, France - 2023

https://doi.org/10.24928/2023/0259

Lean and Industry 4.0 in Brick Manufacturing: A Digital Twin-Based Value Stream Mapping Proposed Framework

Dorra Karmaoui1, Wassim AlBalkhy2, Zoubeir Lafhaj3 & Christophe Chapiseau4

1 Doctoral Candidate, Centrale Lille, CNRS, UMR 9013-LaMcube, Lille, France, [email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7776-5456
2Doctoral Candidate, Centrale Lille, CNRS, UMR 9013-LaMcube, Lille, France, [email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4772-8133
3Full Professor, Centrale Lille, CNRS, UMR 9013-LaMcube, Lille, France, [email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1985-9176
4Factory Director, Briqueteries du Nord (BDN), Lille, France, [email protected]

Abstract

As one of the most important industries to face the global housing challenges, brick manufacturing can benefit from the principles of lean and the applications of Industry 4.0 to achieve better organizational, environmental, and operational performance. This study reviews the efforts made on lean-Industry 4.0 integration in brick manufacturing and proposes a framework to support this integration. The proposed framework is based on the use of digital twin (DT) technology to create dynamic and automated Value Stream Mapping (VSM). The proposed framework aims to continuously visualize, monitor, and improve the flow, value creation, and waste elimination in brick production processes. The study also reports the state of the implementation of the framework in a brick company in France as a case study. Validating and testing the framework is possible in different types of manufacturing companies; even out of the brick manufacturing sector.

Keywords

Brick manufacturing, Lean, Industry 4.0, Digital twin (DT), Value stream mapping (VSM), Internet of things (IoT), construction and housing, France.

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Karmaoui, D. , AlBalkhy, W. , Lafhaj, Z. & Chapiseau, C. 2023. Lean and Industry 4.0 in Brick Manufacturing: A Digital Twin-Based Value Stream Mapping Proposed Framework, Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31) , 230-241. doi.org/10.24928/2023/0259

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