https://doi.org/10.24928/2023/0163

Lean Health Check Framework

Parastoo Eivazi Ziaei¹, Diana Salhab², Ritu Ahuja³ & Farook Hamzeh⁴

¹Master of Science, Hole School of Construction Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, [email protected], orcid.org/0009-0006-0743-6589
²Ph.D. Student, Hole School of Construction Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0003-0307-6193
³Lean Integration Leader, Kinetic Construction Ltd., Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0003-0941-4659
⁴Associate Professor, Hole School of Construction Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-3986-9534

Abstract

Lean construction is an approach that prioritizes enhancing quality and value while minimizing waste. Lean management comprises of principles and concepts that must be observed to effectively implement Lean management and leverage its benefits. In line with Lean concepts and principles, appropriate behavior and culture must be properly implemented to achieve successful Lean management, hence necessitating the use of an established health check assessment to evaluate the level of Lean maturity. This study aims to introduce a health check assessment to ascertain the level of maturity of Lean behavior and culture in the construction industry. The health check assessment was formulated by identifying Lean success factors, which were further validated by Lean experts. The methodology employed to achieve the study objectives follows a Design Science Research (DSR) approach, which involves creating a health check framework and evaluating it through an expert panel interview among project parties in a real case study project. In addition to the Lean expert panel interview, other performance metrics, such as percent planned complete (PPC) and constraint information, were collected. The proposed framework was validated, and the results indicate that there may be a correlation between effective team communication and project performance.

Keywords

Lean construction, Lean maturity level, framework, Lean health check.

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Reference

Eivazi Ziaei, P. , Salhab, D. , Ahuja, R. & Hamzeh, F. 2023. Lean Health Check Framework, Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31) , 1498-1509. doi.org/10.24928/2023/0163

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