TY  - CONF
TI  - Lean, Automation and Modularization in Construction
C1  - Dublin, Ireland
C3  - Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
SP  - 711
EP  - 722
PY  - 2019
DO  - 10.24928/2019/0177
AU  - Gusmão  Brissi, Sara
AU  - Debs, Luciana
AD  - PhD Student, School of Construction Management Technology – Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, sgusmaob@purdue.edu
AD  - Assistant Professor, School of Construction Management Technology – Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, ldecresc@purdue.edu
AB  - The architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry lags behind the manufacturing industry, both in terms of innovation and productivity, mainly due to its heterogeneous, fragmented nature and the uniqueness of its projects. This paper analyzes three effective processes and technologies which are carrying out great benefits to the construction industry: lean construction, automation, and modularization (LAM). The research consists of a systematic literature review and assesses previously published work related to the three combined topics LAM in construction with two main goals: (1) identify the relevance of the three topics combined for both the AEC industry and the academy, and (2) identify in the papers investigated the main themes related to the combination of LAM in construction. Findings reveal only 31 publications meeting the criteria within the two sources investigated. The most frequent areas of LAM identified in the papers were lean production management, optimization algorithm and prefabrication, respectively related to lean construction, automation in construction and modular construction. The results reveal a need to better investigate the interactions of LAM in construction as a way to promote the continuous improvement of the AEC industry.
KW  - Lean construction
KW  - automation
KW  - modularization
KW  - off-site construction
KW  - continuous improvement.
PB  - 
T2  - Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
DA  - 2019/07/03
CY  - Dublin, Ireland
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1683/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1683
N1  - Export Date: 23 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -