7. Lean construction techniques
Lean construction is a way to design production systems to
minimize waste of materials, time, and effort in order to generate
the maximum possible amount of value [4]. Lean Construction
is using the same principles as lean production to
reduce waste and increase the productivity and effectiveness
in construction work. The most important determinants of
construction are supposed to be workflow reliability and labor
flow, but lean construction has changed the traditional view of
the project as transformation, and embraces the concept of
flow and value generation. Similarly, it shares the same objectives
of lean production, e.g., cycle time reduction, elimination
of waste, and variability reduction. Continuous improvement,
pull production control, and continuous flow have been the
direction for the implementation of lean construction. Lean
construction is composed of the following techniques [44]:
(1) Concurrent Engineering: Concurrent engineering can be described
as parallel execution of various tasks by multidisciplinary
teams with the goal of obtaining most favorable products
concerning functionality, quality, and productivity. Many
enhancements can be accomplished by using concurrent engineering.
Scheduling could be recovered by network analysis