Lean Philosophy in Large Infrastructure Projects

Lean Philosophy in Large Infrastructure Projects: Creating a Lean Maturity analysis tool for Large Infrastructure Projects

Moleveld, Vincent (TU Delft Civil Engineering and Geosciences)

Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (mentor)
Lukszo, Z. (mentor)
de Bruijne, M.L.C. (mentor)

Delft University of Technology

Civil Engineering | Construction Management and Engineering

A4all

2017-11-27

Overall, this research came to the conclusion that Lean as a philosophy was a model that was applicable, but demanding with regard to the participating organisations within the LIP. Based on the theory, it became clear that Lean Philosophy was applicable to all possible projects, but that LIP management required a completely different approach, collaboration and task maturity. A start condition should be that the participants of the consortium were willing to subordinate their own mission, vision and corporate target to a LIP-specific reformulated mission, vision and corporate target. In addition, a redesign of all relevant organisational and procedural structures, including those of individual participants, as well as a widespread awareness of what Lean Philosophy meant for all echelons within this one-off uniquely constructed project organisation, were needed.

With the Lean Maturity analysis tool, a management tool was developed as part of this research, the A4all was described in terms of the 7S model, and an investigation was launched into the 5 Key Principles of Lean and the 8 Types of Waste that could be found at A4all. This is illustrated in the model in Figure 1. Future users will be able to ascertain which process steps are required to improve Lean Maturity.

Lean Philosophy
Large-scale Infrastructure Projects
7S Model of McKinsey
5 Key Principles of Lean
8 Types of Waste
Lean Maturity

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Student theses

master thesis

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