Abstract
| Original language | Unknown |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 2011) |
| Pages | 146-156 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2011 |
| Event | IGLC 2011 - 19th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction 2011 - Duration: 1 Jan 2011 → … |
Conference
| Conference | IGLC 2011 - 19th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction 2011 |
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| Period | 1/01/11 → … |
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Lean Production in the Precast Concrete Components’ Industry. / Cachadinha, Nuno Manuel Pereira Miguéis.
Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 2011). 2011. p. 146-156.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
TY - GEN
T1 - Lean Production in the Precast Concrete Components’ Industry
AU - Cachadinha, Nuno Manuel Pereira Miguéis
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - T his article is a case study applying Lean Thinking and Lean Production principles in a factory that produces prefabricated reinforced concrete components. The objective is to reduce waste production and increase productivity. Nine factories were analyzed, of which one was chosen for developing an implementation model. A number of changes were proposed based on Lean concepts and the study of several similar factories to improve productivity. A Black Belt Team was created to improve the execution and continuance of the lean concepts. Value Stream Mapping was also used as an aid in the identification of existing waste and improvement opportunities, to which various Lean tools were applied in order to solve the identified problems. T he main conclusions of this study are that it is possible to achieve a significant improvement in the production system of prefabricated reinforced concrete components using Lean philosophy. Improvements in the reduction of lead-time, reduction of waste and increase in productivity are achieved with simple and low cost techniques.
AB - T his article is a case study applying Lean Thinking and Lean Production principles in a factory that produces prefabricated reinforced concrete components. The objective is to reduce waste production and increase productivity. Nine factories were analyzed, of which one was chosen for developing an implementation model. A number of changes were proposed based on Lean concepts and the study of several similar factories to improve productivity. A Black Belt Team was created to improve the execution and continuance of the lean concepts. Value Stream Mapping was also used as an aid in the identification of existing waste and improvement opportunities, to which various Lean tools were applied in order to solve the identified problems. T he main conclusions of this study are that it is possible to achieve a significant improvement in the production system of prefabricated reinforced concrete components using Lean philosophy. Improvements in the reduction of lead-time, reduction of waste and increase in productivity are achieved with simple and low cost techniques.
KW - Lean Production
KW - Black Belt Team
KW - Implementation Model
KW - Value Stream Mapping
KW - Prefabrication
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 978-1-62276-823-3
SP - 146
EP - 156
BT - Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 2011)
ER -