Abstract
In line with its performance improvement and Lean Construction agenda, the highways supply chain in the UK has commenced many Continuous Improvement (CI) cells in recent years. The CI cell is a small-group work coordination and improvement technique that is frequently used in many industries as part of their lean transformations. The technique has also its links to some key lean concepts and practices like continuous improvement (kaizen), Visual Management and hoshinkanri policy deployment. This paper presents a summary of a detailed research aiming to understand the execution of the CI cells in the highways supply chain in the UK with their associated benefits and challenges through a study of 12 CI cells at the main client organisation. Alongside a set of benefits and challenges, the current CI cell execution mechanism and some suggestions to improve the current practice were also presented in the paper.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction |
Subtitle of host publication | Evolving Lean Construction Towards Mature Production Management Across Cultures and Frontiers |
Editors | Vicente A. Gonzalez |
Place of Publication | Chennai, India |
Pages | 691-707 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789380689296 |
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Publication status | Published - 11 Jul 2018 |
Event | 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction: Evolving Lean Construction - Towards Mature Production Across Cultures and Frontiers - Chennai, India Duration: 16 Jul 2018 → 22 Jul 2018 Conference number: 26 http://iglc2018.com/ (Link to Conference Website) http://iglc2018.com/downloads/IGLC2018-Proceedings-Vol1_Vol2.pdf |
Conference
Conference | 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction |
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Abbreviated title | IGLC 2018 |
Country/Territory | India |
City | Chennai |
Period | 16/07/18 → 22/07/18 |
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