TY  - CONF
TI  - Daily Huddles’ Effect on Crew Productivity
C1  - Lille, France
C3  - Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31)
SP  - 1255
EP  - 1266
PY  - 2023
DO  - 10.24928/2023/0183
AU  - Wandahl, Søren
AU  - Pérez, Cristina T.
AU  - Salling, Stephanie
AU  - Hansen, Cecilie H.
AU  - Nielse, Magnus K.
AU  - Nissen, Tom
AD  - Professor, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark, swa@cae.au.dk,  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8708-6035
AD  - Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark,  cristina.toca.perez@cae.au.dk, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4182-1492
AD  - Research Assistant, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark,  stsa@cae.au.dk, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7088-6458
AD  - MSc thesis student at Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark
AD  - MSc thesis student at Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark
AD  - MSc thesis student at Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark
AB  - Construction labor productivity has always been a key focus point in construction management, particularly for the operational part of the management, i.e., the site managers. Nonetheless, it seems that research on the site managers’ tasks and time use is sparse. In the large lean toolbox, several approaches to improving labor productivity and management efficiency are present. One is the Daily Huddle. The objective of this research is to investigate the relationship between Daily Huddles and crew productivity. The research design is case-based, as two cases are analysed, one without and one with Daily Huddles implemented. Data based on Work Sampling of both crew and site manager are collected and analysed. The results show a remarkable distinction in the two cases in both site manager time use and crew productivity. However, a scientifically valid conclusion cannot be reached based on two cases only, thus limitations in the current research design and suggestion for future research are discussed as a contribution to the lean construction society. The practical implication of this study is that the benefit of Daily Huddles has been showcased.
KW  - Daily huddle
KW  - Flow
KW  - Productivity
KW  - Work Sampling
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31)
DA  - 2023/06/26
CY  - Lille, France
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2119/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2119
N1  - Export Date: 04 April 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -