Effects of Lean Work Organization and Industrialization on Workflow and Productive Time in Housing Renovation Projects

Title

Effects of Lean Work Organization and Industrialization on Workflow and Productive Time in Housing Renovation Projects

 Author

Vrijhoef, R. (TU Delft Design & Construction Management)

Date

2016

 Abstract

This paper presents work aimed at improved organization and performance of production in housing renovation projects. The purpose is to explore and demonstrate the potential of lean work organization and industrialized product technology to improve workflow and productive time.
The research included selected case studies that have been found to implement lean work organization and industrialized product technology in an experimental setting. Adjustments to the work organization and construction technology have been implemented on site. The effects of the adjustments have been measured and were reviewed with operatives and managers. The data have been collected and analyzed, in comparison to traditional settings.
Two projects were studied. The first case implied am application of lean work organization in which labor was reorganized redistributing and balancing operations among operatives of different trades. In the second case industrialized solution for prefabricated installation of prefabricated roofs. In both cases the labor productivity increased substantially compared to traditional situations. Although the limited number of cases, both situations appeared to be representative for other housing projects. This has led to conclusions extrapolated from both cases applicable to other projects, and contribution to the knowledge to improve production in construction.

 Subject

lean methods
productive time
workflow
housing renovation
industrialization

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 Source

Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction

 Event

24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, 2016-07-19 → 2016-07-24, Boston, United States

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 Document type

book chapter

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© 2016 R. Vrijhoef
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