...Wenchi Shou; Jun Wang; Peng Wu Purpose Simulation has attracted increasing attention in lean production research as a response to address the complexities of the production environment and difficulties of dealing with changes within a system. Considerable growth of using simulation to facilitate...

... P1 lower (3.5 and 3.3, respectively). This probably reflects the differences in approach to Lean production, since company A implements Lean in a more holistic way. In addition to questions concerning the long‐term philosophy an open question was posed regarding company vision. All the managers...

... to construction the process losses appear to be related to critical aspects and the challenges surrounding practical application to a different context. Lean is highly interpretive and there is no shared definition or understanding of what is meant by lean, lean production, and lean construction. The focus has...

... pour. It has also been able to calculate the cost per cubic metre of this waste using cost data provided by a contractor's estimating department. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Concretes Estimation Lean production Construction Operations planning Productivity rate...

... reduction. However, fabrication lead times can also be reduced. This paper describes the application of lean production concepts and techniques to structural precast concrete fabrication. The key change was learning to identify and utilise work flow as opposed to focusing management effort on keeping...