TY  - CONF
TI  - Just in Time in Construction: Description and Implementation Insights
AU  - Bamana, Flora
AU  - Lehoux, Nadia
AU  - Cloutier, Caroline
AD  - Master Student in Industrial Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Laval University, CA, flora.bamana.1@ulaval.ca
AD  - Associate Professor, Dept. of Mech. Eng., Laval University, CA, Nadia.Lehoux@gmc.ulaval.ca
AD  - Lecturer, Dept. of Mech. Eng., Laval University, CA, Caroline.Cloutier@gmc.ulaval.ca
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/07/09
T2  - 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Heraklion, Greece
SP  - 763
EP  - 770
DO  - 10.24928/2017/0064
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - The construction industry has long been plagued with productivity and waste management issues on construction sites, unmet deadlines, and client dissatisfaction over the quality of the construction delivered. Having greatly aided the manufacturing industry, this paper investigates how the JIT philosophy could help with these difficulties. The paper illustrates four scenarios of JIT implementation in construction according to the level of coordination required, on-site management, and information sharing. The methodology which consists of a systematic literature review on JIT in construction confirms the need to adapt this philosophy for an adequate deployment in this industry. It also confirms the close ties between JIT, lean construction, and prefabrication for successful construction project management.
KW  - Just in time in construction
KW  - lean construction
KW  - prefabrication
KW  - systematic literature review
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1395/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1395
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -