A systematic review of lean construction in Mainland China

S Li, Y Fang, X Wu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In Mainland China, the building industry is one of the highest energy-consuming
and most highly polluting sectors. Lean construction is famous for eliminating non-value …

Integrating BIM and GIS to improve the visual monitoring of construction supply chain management

J Irizarry, EP Karan, F Jalaei - Automation in construction, 2013 - Elsevier
In recent years, with the increasing level of competition in the global construction market,
several research efforts have focused on the application of information technology (IT) as a …

A hybrid approach using entropy and TOPSIS to select key drivers for a successful and sustainable lean construction implementation

G Dehdasht, MS Ferwati, RM Zin, NZ Abidin - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Successful implementation of the lean concept as a sustainable approach in the
construction industry requires the identification of critical drivers in lean construction. Despite …

Creating social value within the delivery of construction projects: the role of lean approach

EI Daniel, C Pasquire - Engineering, construction and architectural …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the current knowledge surrounding social
value (SV) and show how lean approach supports SV realisation in the delivery of …

Lean thinking in the highways construction sector: motivation, implementation and barriers

A Tezel, L Koskela, Z Aziz - Production planning & control, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The interest in lean thinking in the UK's civil construction industry is on the rise. The research
presented in the paper evaluates the adoption of lean thinking in the highways construction …

Identifying and managing critical waste factors for lean construction projects

MS Bajjou, A Chafi - Engineering management journal, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study highlights the findings of an empirical study to investigate critical waste factors
(CWFs) affecting the performance of construction projects. Twenty-four CWFs were identified …

Automating look-ahead schedule generation for construction using linked-data based constraint checking and reinforcement learning

RK Soman, M Molina-Solana - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
Look-ahead planning is the stage in construction planning where information from diverse
sources is integrated and plans developed for the next six/eight weeks. Poor planning of …

Improving construction management practice with the Last Planner System: a case study

A O. AlSehaimi, P Tzortzopoulos Fazenda… - Engineering …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the Last
Planner System (LPS) to improve construction planning practice and enhance site …

[PDF][PDF] Rethinking Lookahead Planning to Optimize Construction Workflow.

F Hamzeh, G Ballard, ID Tommelein - Lean construction journal, 2012 - researchgate.net
Abstract Research Question: How to improve lookahead planning practices in the
construction industry to increase the reliability of production planning? Purpose: To assess …

[HTML][HTML] Linked-Data based Constraint-Checking (LDCC) to support look-ahead planning in construction

RK Soman, M Molina-Solana, JK Whyte - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
In the construction sector, complex constraints are not usually modeled in conventional
scheduling and 4D building information modeling software, as they are highly dynamic and …