TY  - CONF
TI  - A Lean Approach to Improve Productivity in a Coke Oven Refurbishment Project: A Case Study
AU  - Etges, Bernardo Martim Beck da Silva
AU  - Pereira, Bruno Bronzatto
AU  - Silveira, Thiago José Salgado da
AD  - M.Sc. Eng, Project Manager, Steinbock Consulting, Etges Engenharia, Porto Alegre, Brazil; bernardo.m.etges@gmail.com
AD  - Mechanical Eng., RIP-Kaefer, Indaiatuba, Brazil; bruno.bronzatto@kaefer.com
AD  - Lean Coordinator., RIP-Kaefer, Indaiatuba, Brazil; thiago.silveira@kaefer.com
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/07/18
T2  - 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Chennai, India
SP  - 1112
EP  - 1121
DO  - 10.24928/2018/0254
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - This paper presents a 3-phased Lean Construction Project (LCP) implemented in a specialized and integrated service company. The purpose of the LCP was to increase productivity and to re-structure Production Planning and Control routines. It was undertaken by a group of internal and external consultants for a period of four months of workshops and more four months of sustainability on-site. The construction project focused by the LCP was the refurbishment of a Coke Oven in a Brazilian Steel Mill. The three workshops regarding the Lean Construction background were: (a) Analysing the construction activities and support process (Planning, Contract Management, Supply, Warehouse, Safety); (b) Redesigning Production Planning and Control tools, routines and responsibilities; and defining a new Work plan schedule regarding takt-time; and (c) a Productivity Workshop implemented through wastes identification, activities reorganization and work provision. For all these workshops, a work group was formed covering consultants, managers, engineers, team-leaders and front-line workers. Finally, the workshop results were assessed through comparison of the productivity indicators with the base-line defined in the Analysis Stage. After the LCP, the project achieved its main objective with the walls assembly productivity improvement by 20%. This result was reached with fewer people performing more efficiently (less time). Moreover, the operational efficiency improvement guaranteed a 46% increase in the gross margin of the contract.
KW  - Production Planning and Control
KW  - Productivity
KW  - Lean Construction
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1505/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1505
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -