TY  - CONF
TI  - Precast Concrete Building Construction Process Comparison
AU  - Xiaosheng, Tian
AU  - Hamzeh, Farook
AD  - Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Canada, xtian4@ualberta.ca, orcid.org/0000-0003-1949-850X
AD  - Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Canada, hamzeh@ualberta.ca, orcid.org/0000-0002-3986-9534
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/07/06
T2  - Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
C3  - Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
CY  - Berkeley, California, USA
SP  - 625
EP  - 636
DO  - 10.24928/2020/0027
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - Research shows that the precast construction process comprises waste and excessive lead times. The application of Lean Construction principles within the precast construction process varies from country to another due to different regional codes, market demands, informatics tools, fabrication and erection method, etc. This paper deploys value stream mapping (VSM) as a lean methodology to investigate and compare the process differences between a Canadian precast project and a Chinese precast project as basis for improvements in reducing process waste. A framework of comprehensive future state mapping is proposed based on the application of advanced technologies advised by industry 4.0 to guide future precast projects towards a lean process value flow.
KW  - Precast concrete; Lean construction; Process; Value stream; off-site construction
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1771/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1771
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -