TY  - CONF
TI  - Evaluating the Lean-Enabling Competencies of Clients
AU  - Daoud, Yara
AU  - Ghannoum, Carla
AU  - Antar, Soheila
AU  - Hamzeh, Farook
AD  - Graduate Student, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, +961 70 063008, ynd02@mail.aub.edu
AD  - PhD Student, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, +961 3 350362, cma25@mail.aub.edu
AD  - Graduate Student, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, +961 3 540882, sza16@mail.aub.edu
AD  - Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., University of Alberta, Canada, hamzeh@ualberta.ca
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/07/03
T2  - Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
C3  - Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
CY  - Dublin, Ireland
SP  - 889
EP  - 900
DO  - 10.24928/2019/0125
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - The principles of lean thinking are rapidly gaining the attention of construction companies while client-side organizations are not catching up at the same pace. However, the client plays a crucial role in driving and setting the framework of the process throughout all phases of the project and thus has a critical influence on the successful implementation of lean. This issue has not been given enough attention in literature, especially in the Middle East. Hence, this study aims at identifying the current status of Middle Eastern clients’ characteristics, behaviors and practices throughout the different phases of a construction project. The paper investigates the lean-enabling competencies of clients from the perspective of designers and contractors through online data collection surveys. The results revealed that clients were regarded by AECs as being knowledgeable and involved. However, it appears they persist in taking unilateral decisions, especially regarding deadlines, and focusing on short-term financial goals while neglecting the importance of enforcing collaboration measures.
KW  - Clients
KW  - Lean construction
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Collaboration
KW  - Value
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1729/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1729
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -