TY - CONF TI - The Principles of the Application of Lean Construction in Singapore C1 - Singapore, Singapore C3 - 9th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction PY - 2001 AU - Dulaimi, Mohammed Fadhil AU - Tanamas, Caoline AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, 4 Architecture Drive, National University of Singapore, tel: 0065-8746501, fax: 0065-7755502, mdulaimi@nus.edu.sg. AD - Building Batchelor Student, Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, 4 Architecture Drive, National University of Singapore ED - Ballard, Glenn ED - Chua, David AB - Lean construction is a new way to design and build capital facilities. It advocates the simultaneous consideration of product and process development using simultaneous engineering. This philosophy has challenged the belief that there is always a trade off between cost, time and quality. This study examines the pre-requisites and barriers for the possible implementation of lean construction in the local industry. Interviews are done with the managing directors and construction managers from selected Singapore ISO 9000 certified construction firms. From the research findings, it is found that only certain features of lean construction have been implemented locally. The biggest barrier is the cultural resistance to change. KW - Lean construction KW - Quality KW - Barriers KW - Singapore KW - Value KW - Waste. PB - T2 - 9th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction DA - 2001/08/06 CY - Singapore, Singapore L1 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/138/pdf L2 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/138 N1 - Export Date: 28 March 2024 DB - IGLC.net DP - IGLC LA - English ER -