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.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction |
Subtitle of host publication | LC3 2017 Volume II |
Pages | 853-859 |
Number of pages | 7 |
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Publication status | Published - 12 Jul 2017 |
Event | 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Hersonissos, Heraklion, Greece Duration: 9 Jul 2017 → 12 Jul 2017 Conference number: 25 http://iglc.net/Papers/Conference/27 (Link to Conference Website ) |
Conference
Conference | 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction |
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Abbreviated title | IGLC25 |
Country/Territory | Greece |
City | Heraklion |
Period | 9/07/17 → 12/07/17 |
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