https://doi.org/10.24928/2023/0135

Analysing the Value Adding Activities in the Brazilian Construction Companies

Lucas B. Bizarro¹, Luís C. Staudt², Bernardo M. B. S. Etges³ & Marcus C. T. Fireman⁴

¹Lean Consultant at Climb Consulting Group, Graduate in Production Eng. at Pucrs, Porto Alegre, Brazil. [email protected], orcid.org/ 0000-0002-0341-0879
²PhD Candidate, M.Sc. Eng. at Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Lean Consultant at Climb Consulting Group, São Leopoldo, Brazil. [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-2398-2102
³PhD Candidate, M.Sc. Eng., Founding-Partner at Climb Consulting Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. [email protected] , orcid.org/0000-0002-3037- 5597
⁴PhD Candidate, M.Sc. Eng., Founding-Partner at Climb Consulting Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. [email protected] , orcid.org/0000-0001-5843-4715

Abstract

This paper presents an update of a study carried out by Etges (2018) in which an approach to answer the question about the level of value adding activities in Brazilian companies is presented. Taking into consideration the concepts of Lean Construction, adding value and wastes, and Value Stream Mapping (VSM) allied to the perspective of Operational Excellence, the study was conducted in 26 different companies divided into 7 categories of construction works, namely: airports, buildings, renewable energies, highways, Intracity, pipelines and railways. The analysis of the methodology consisted of characterizing the concepts of wastes and of the Value Stream of processes, and this was added to field analyses using the Work Sampling Method (WSM), which consists of measuring and identifying the level of wastage and adding value to the operation at the place of execution. The results show a low level of activities that add value in the sectors analyzed, representing, in the general analysis, 28% of the total time in manhours available. The results are also categorized by the predominant wastes in each category of construction works, and, in the general analysis, 48% of the wastes are related to Waiting. This analysis makes it possible to identify great opportunities for reducing waste and it is extremely important for the construction industry to promote critical actions aimed at leaner construction management.

Keywords

Lean Construction, Value-adding activities, Value Stream Mapping, Work Sampling Method.

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Reference

Bizarro, L. B. , Staudt, L. C. , Etges, B. M. B. S. & Fireman, M. C. T. 2023. Analysing the Value Adding Activities in the Brazilian Construction Companies, Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31) , 1172-1183. doi.org/10.24928/2023/0135

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