Diffusion of Lean Construction in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises of Housing Sector

Mani Poshdar; Vicente  A. González; Ricardo  Antunes; Nariman Ghodrati; Milad Katebi; Stanislau Valasiuk; Hamzah Alqudah; Saeed Talebi

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Diffusion of Lean Construction in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises of Housing Sector

Mani Poshdar, Vicente A. González, Ricardo Antunes, Nariman Ghodrati, Milad Katebi, Stanislau Valasiuk, Hamzah Alqudah, Saeed Talebi

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Abstract

The construction sector is known for its deficient productivity level compared to other sectors such as manufacturing. Lean approach, however, presents a promising option given its proven ability to improve the performance in other sectors. This study investigates the diffusion level of lean construction among the small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) by conducting a telephone survey in the Auckland region of New Zealand. The survey involved 100 enterprises active in the housing sector. The results indicated the rate of diffusion at three stages of a simplified innovation diffusion model including the knowledge exposure, decision analysis and implementation. The results are attributed to three main elements including the characteristics of SMEs as social units, the time required to attract adopters, and the level and type of communication must be used to reach the potential adopters. The study identified five main questions on the enablers and barriers of diffusion of lean construction to be addressed in future research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
Editors	C. Pasquire, F. R. Hamzeh
Publisher	The International Group for Lean Construction
Pages	383-392
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781510899278
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.24928/2019/0257
Publication status	Published - 5 Jul 2019
Event	27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 3 Jul 2019 → 5 Jul 2019 Conference number: 27 http://iglc2019.com/ http://iglc2019.com/overview/

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Name	Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Publisher	International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
ISSN (Print)	2309-0979

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Conference	27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Abbreviated title	IGLC2019
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	3/07/19 → 5/07/19
Internet address	http://iglc2019.com/ http://iglc2019.com/overview/

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Poshdar, M., A. González, V., Antunes, R., Ghodrati, N., Katebi, M., Valasiuk, S., Alqudah, H., & Talebi, S. (2019). Diffusion of Lean Construction in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises of Housing Sector. In C. Pasquire, & F. R. Hamzeh (Eds.), Proceedings of 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) (pp. 383-392). (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction). The International Group for Lean Construction. https://doi.org/10.24928/2019/0257

Poshdar, Mani ; A. González, Vicente ; Antunes, Ricardo et al. / Diffusion of Lean Construction in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises of Housing Sector. Proceedings of 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). editor / C. Pasquire ; F. R. Hamzeh. The International Group for Lean Construction, 2019. pp. 383-392 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction).

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Poshdar, M, A. González, V, Antunes, R, Ghodrati, N, Katebi, M, Valasiuk, S, Alqudah, H & Talebi, S 2019, Diffusion of Lean Construction in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises of Housing Sector. in C Pasquire & FR Hamzeh (eds), Proceedings of 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, The International Group for Lean Construction, pp. 383-392, 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Dublin, Ireland, 3/07/19. https://doi.org/10.24928/2019/0257

Diffusion of Lean Construction in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises of Housing Sector. / Poshdar, Mani; A. González, Vicente ; Antunes, Ricardo et al.

Proceedings of 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). ed. / C. Pasquire; F. R. Hamzeh. The International Group for Lean Construction, 2019. p. 383-392 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction).

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