TY  - CONF
TI  - Misconceptions of Lean: Why Implementation Fails
AU  - Chesworth, Brianna
AD  - Ampcontrol, Australia
ED  - Seppänen, Olli
ED  - González, Vicente A.
ED  - Arroyo, Paz
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2015/07/29
T2  - 23rd Annual Conference of the  International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 23rd Annual Conference of the  International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Perth, Australia
SP  - 621
EP  - 630
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - Successful implementation of lean strategies is more than an overall acceptance of ideology, tools and practices; it is about acceptance of the changing culture. Culture drives implementation through the adoption of best practice principles providing the organisations with a sense of achievability. To date research in the field has provided companies with a false sense of implementation security; promoting many social, financial and cultural benefits without the acknowledgement of the overall challenge – knowledge. Utilising the action research method this paper explores the concept of knowledge and is application in lean implementation within a leading Australian construction company. The paper highlights a need for the streamlining of lean knowledge at the core of implementation strategizing. The paper proposes that developing an awareness of knowledge in a theoretical context will assist in challenging cultural behaviours within the practical application.
KW  - Implementation
KW  - lean construction
KW  - misconception
KW  - organisational culture.
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1210/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1210
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -