TY  - CONF
TI  - The Circu-Lean Revolution: A Review of the Synergies Between Lean and the Circular Economy
C1  - Lille, France
C3  - Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31)
SP  - 540
EP  - 559
PY  - 2023
DO  - 10.24928/2023/0242
AU  - Johns, Nathan G. O.
AU  - Talebi, Saeed
AU  - Shelbourn, Mark
AU  - Roberts, Chris
AU  - Kagioglou, Mike
AD  - PhD Student, Department of the Built Envirnoment, School of Engineering and the Built Environment,  Birmingham City University, 4 Cardigan Street, B4 7BD, UK, Nathan.Johns@BCU.ac.uk
AD  - Birmingham City University, 4 Cardigan Street, B4 7BD, UK, Nathan.Johns@BCU.ac.uk 2  Course Leader, Department of the Built Envirnoment, School of Engineering and the Built Environment,  Birmingham City University, 4 Cardigan Street, B4 7BD, UK, Nathan.Johns@BCU.ac.uk
AD  - Head of Department, Department of the Built Envirnoment, School of Engineering and the Built Environment,  Birmingham City University, 4 Cardigan Street, B4 7BD, UK, Nathan.Johns@BCU.ac.uk
AD  - Course Leader, Department of the Built Envirnoment, School of Engineering and the Built Environment,  Birmingham City University, 4 Cardigan Street, B4 7BD, UK, Nathan.Johns@BCU.ac.uk
AD  - Dean, School of Engineering Design and the Built Environment, Western Sydney University, 255 Elizabeth  Street, Sydney New South Wales, Australia, M.Kagioglou@westernsydney.edu.au  
AB  - Due to the impacts of industrialisation on the planet’s environmental systems, industrial practice has had to evolve. Sustainable development goals have been set by the United Nations to limit industrial impacts on the environment. At the core of the development goals are the efficient use of materials and the reduction of waste. Two common production philosophies are becoming prevalent within the literature as a solution to consumption and waste within the construction industry, Lean and the Circular Economy (CE). Both provide aspects of green supply chain management that are required to meet the goals set by governments. There are clear synergies between the two philosophies though there are few investigations into their likeness within the literature. This paper aims to further investigate the synergies between Lean and the CE within the construction industry to develop the extant body of knowledge. The findings of the research identified that the majority of interactions between the concepts were positive although not entirely explored in construction. The core similarities surround waste reduction whereas the key differences are Lean’s human management and the CE’s closed-loop value retention. Therefore, it is suggested that a complimentary mixed Circu-Lean philosophy will be the future of production and construction. 
KW  - Lean Philosophy
KW  - Circular Economy
KW  - Circu-Lean
KW  - Construction
KW  - Built Environment
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31)
DA  - 2023/06/26
CY  - Lille, France
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2171/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2171
N1  - Export Date: 19 April 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -