TY  - CONF
TI  - Exploratory Study of the Main Lean Tools in Construction Projects in Peru
AU  - Erazo-Rondinel, Andrews A.
AU  - Huaman-Orosco, Cristian
AD  - Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru, aerazor@uni.pe , orcid.org/0000-0002-5639-573X
AD  - Graduate Student, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru, chuamano@uni.pe , orcid.org/0000-0002-8125-3768
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/07/14
T2  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
C3  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
CY  - Lima, Peru
SP  - 542
EP  - 551
DO  - 10.24928/2021/0213
AB  - Lean Construction (LC) has been applied in various construction projects in Peru for over 20 years in different projects: buildings, roads, sanitary works, mining, sports infrastructure, energy, oil, and industrial plants; as well as a series of tools such as Last Planner System (LPS), takt time, visual management, among others. However, in Peru, practitioners are focused on LPS, leaving aside other lean tools that can help manage construction projects. The research aims to identify the main lean tools applied in Peru's construction projects and classify them according to the project type. First, a literature review of lean tools applied in Peru is conducted; second, expert judgments are interviewed to validate the tools, and fourteen main LC implementation tools are identified. Then, one hundred and twenty-four engineers answered the survey from various types of projects and classified the primary tools that have been implemented in their respective projects. The data is analysed by linear correlation and reliability. It was found that the primary tools used in Peru are: LPS, Visual Management (VM), Continuous Improvement, Feedback, Big Room, and Value Stream Mapping (VSM). The study found that professionals do not know the benefits of each tool or when to apply it. Also, the professionals implement few tools in the design stage of the projects.
KW  - Lean construction
KW  - tools
KW  - benefits
KW  - Perú
KW  - Latin America
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1894/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1894
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -