TY  - CONF
TI  - Exploring the Limitations and Opportunities of Industrialized Construction in Colombia From a Lean Perspective
C1  - Auckland, New Zealand
C3  - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32)
SP  - 401
EP  - 415
PY  - 2024
DO  - 10.24928/2024/0174
AU  - León, William
AU  - Guevara, Jose
AU  - García-López, Nelly
AD  - Ph.D. research assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, wm.leon10@uniandes.edu.co, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2533-853X
AD  - Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, INGECO research group director, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, ja.guevara915@uniandes.edu.co, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-9169
AD  - Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, INGECO research group, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, ne-garci@uniandes.edu.co, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9053-0897
AB  - Despite the significant impact that industrialized construction (IC) has on the project production chain and its clear influence on productivity levels across the industry, multiple limitations hinder its suitable implementation worldwide. Existing research has identified synergies between the implementation of Lean Principles (LP) and the adequate implementation of IC processes. However, most of these studies have been carried out in markets with a high maturity and implementation levels of both IC and LP. This paper aims to explore the synergies between the implementation of LP and opportunities for improvement for the effective implementation of IC in Colombia. This article presents a qualitative analysis of twenty semi-structured interviews with construction professionals from some of the largest construction companies in Colombia. The analysis revealed that despite growing interest in applying IC by leading companies in Colombia, the current implementation of IC principles is still low. Additionally, the application of LP such as continuous improvement, variability reduction, value generation, and waste reduction are identified as key enablers for IC. 
KW  - Industrialized Construction
KW  - Lean Principles
KW  - Productivity
KW  - Developing Countries
KW  - Semi-structured Interviews
KW  - and Literature Review.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32)
DA  - 2024/07/01
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2292/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2292
N1  - Export Date: 25 April 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -