Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the current visual management (VM)
practices in highways construction projects in England. Design/methodology/approach …

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 …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits of visual management (VM)
systems in transportation construction projects in England. Design/methodology/approach …

Construction started its lean journey with learning from manufacturing. Unlike lean
manufacturing, few studies to date have investigated lean construction in both breadth and …

The aim of this study is to identify the parameters defining how Lean Construction (LC) is
being implemented (current condition) and how LC can be further promoted (future …

Visual management (VM) is the managerial strategy of consciously integrating visual tools in
workspaces with the aim of increasing transparency on construction sites. Several VM tools …

Capacity planning is instrumental in production planning as the variability witnessed in
construction projects complicates the planner's role in achieving a balance between weekly …

In general, dreams are conceived, ideas are conceptualised, and initiatives are embarked
upon in order to alter the state of realities. Dreams change realities; when mechanisms are …

Construction companies face important challenges to implement and sustain Lean methods,
and they need to periodically assess the state of their implementation efforts. This paper …

Purpose Recent studies on construction supply chain management (CSCM) evaluated its
vulnerability and challenging factors, but studies that have identified and examined the …