Lean construction in small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) : an exploration of the highways supply chain

Tezel, BA; Koskela, LJ; Aziz, ZUH

Abstract

Lean Construction (LC) is under the spotlight to improve the overall performance of civil construction projects in England. A strategic target of public clients is to effectively extend the current LC efforts, which have been mainly led by large companies to date, across small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper presents a summary of the initial findings of a research effort aimed at understanding
the current condition of and future directions for LC at the SMEs in England’s highways supply chain. The research comprises of 20 interviews with senior managers, of which the initial findings were summarized in this paper, and a comprehensive survey study with 110 responses across the highways supply chain. 31 points for the current
condition and 40 action items for the future of LC in the highways SMEs were presented and discussed.

Citation

Tezel, B., Koskela, L., & Aziz, Z. Lean construction in small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) : an exploration of the highways supply chain. Presented at IGLC Conference: 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Aldemar Knossos Royal & Royal Villas, Anissaras, Iraklio, Greece

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: IGLC Conference: 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
• Conference Location: Aldemar Knossos Royal & Royal Villas, Anissaras, Iraklio, Greece
• End Date: Jul 12, 2017
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jul 11, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 11, 2017
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.24928/2017/0328
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.24928/2017/0328
• Related Public URLs: http://www.lc3-2017.com/; http://www.lc3-2017.com/uploads/IGLC_Full_Proceedings-part_2.pdf
• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference