TY  - CONF
TI  - Benchmarking - a Tool for Lean Construction 
C1  - Gold Coast, Australia
C3  - 5th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
SP  - 157
EP  - 167
PY  - 1997
AU  - Marosszeky, Marton
AU  - Karim, Khalid
AD  -  Associate Professor in the School of Building and Director  of the Building Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
AD  -  Research fellow at the Building Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
ED  - Tucker, Selwyn N. 
AB  - Globalisation of the economy has lead to an increased competition in what is rapidly becoming a universal market. While the manufacturing sector has been relatively quick in responding to the changing business environment, the construction industry has lagged behind. The manufacturing industry has derived great benefits from measuring its performance through critical success factors as a part of a regime of continuous improvement. The construction industry can adopt similar practices of performance measurement and comparison to develop a culture of ‘lean construction’ through continuous improvement. The objective of this approach is to lower costs and increase productivity, resulting in a sustained competitive edge. This approach will involve development of metrics for performance measurement and benchmarking them with the best. This paper looks at the elements of lean production and lean construction, as well as the current practices, issues and outcomes of performance measurement and benchmarking. Some of the key performance issues that could be targeted for improved productivity in the construction industry are highlighted along with the potential benefits that would accrue to the industry. 
KW  - lean construction
KW  - performance measurement
KW  - benchmarking
PB  - 
T2  - 5th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
DA  - 1997/07/16
CY  - Gold Coast, Australia
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/28/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/28
N1  - Export Date: 19 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -