IGLC 25 · Heraklion, Greece · 2017
Value Stream Mapping: Case Study in Columns Concreting
- Master's Student, Graduate program in Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil, andrezza.coutinho@hotmail.com
- Master's Student, Graduate program in Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil, jhessica_marques5@hotmail.com
- Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil, smelo@ct.ufrn.br
- Civil Engineer, Construtora Constel, Natal, RN, Brazil, arturmoura@constell.com.br
https://doi.org/10.24928/2017/0168
Abstract
Based on the principles of lean thinking, originated from the automobile industry, which seek to eliminate waste, practice continuous improvement and add value to the product from the perspective of the customer, some adaptations have been made to apply the philosophy of lean production in construction. Thus, this paper aims to propose improvements in the concrete placing process using Value Stream Mapping. Therefore, the research strategy adopted was the exploratory case study. The results suggest that the columns concreting process lead time could be potentially reduced from five hours and nineteen minutes to two hours and four minutes.
Keywords
- Lean construction
- continuous flow
- value stream mapping
Cite this paper
APA 7th edition
Germano, A. V., Fonsêca, N. J. M., Melo, R. S. S., & Moura, A. (2017). Value Stream Mapping: Case Study in Columns Concreting. In 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (pp. 821–828). https://doi.org/10.24928/2017/0168
Shortened reference for IGLC papers
Germano, A. V., Fonsêca, N. J. M., Melo, R. S. S., & Moura, A. (2017). Value Stream Mapping: Case Study in Columns Concreting. IGLC25. https://doi.org/10.24928/2017/0168