TY  - CONF
TI  - Benchmarking the Construction Industry: An Adaptation of the World Management Survey Methodology
AU  - Bonilla, Mauricio
AU  - Castillo, Tito
AD  - Civil Engineer, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Chimborazo (UNACH), Av. Antonio José de Sucre Km 1 1/2 vía Guano Riobamba, Ecuador, mrbonilla.fic@unach.edu.ec, orcid.org/0000- 0002-8049-8202
AD  - Professor, Civil Engineer, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Chimborazo (UNACH), Av. Antonio José de Sucre Km 1 1/2 vía Guano Riobamba, Ecuador, tcastillo@unach.edu.ec, orcid.org/0000-0002-3472-3456
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/07/06
T2  - Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
C3  - Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
CY  - Berkeley, California, USA
SP  - 217
EP  - 228
DO  - 10.24928/2020/0057
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - Benchmarking is a best management practice that allows companies to be compared and to improve. Some benchmarking studies in the construction industry have evaluated several dimensions with respect to management practices. Different methods have been used to benchmark the performance of construction companies. These methods are strenuous due to their extension and the variety of practices evaluated. Although there are benchmarking tools that have defined the minimum practices that should be evaluated in the management of industries from a lean approach, this has not yet been achieved for construction management. Therefore, the objective of this research was to develop a benchmarking exercise of minimum management practices in construction, using a website to obtain information from construction companies through an adaptation of the World Management Survey (WMS) methodology. For this purpose, surveys were developed with a Lean approach and the content was validated by interviews with experts from the construction industry. Data was collected through a website that hosts the surveys. Results of this benchmarking study show that the majority of construction companies surveyed scored less than 50% in their management practices, which shows an opportunity for improvement for the companies evaluated.
KW  - Benchmarking
KW  - Management practices
KW  - Lean construction
KW  - Health and safety
KW  - Standardization.
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1790/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1790
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -