TY  - CONF
TI  - Evaluating the Perceptions of UK Construction Professionals on the Adoption and Implementation of Lean Construction
AU  - Phiri, Imram
AU  - Daniel, Emmanuel Itodo
AD  - Master’s Student, Construction Management, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK, i.phiri@wlv.ac.uk, orcid.org/0009-0008-0631-8470
AD  - Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK, e.daniel2@wlv.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0002-5675-1845
ED  - Seppänen, Olli
ED  - Koskela, Lauri
ED  - Murata, Koichi
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/06/02
T2  - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33)
C3  - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33)
CY  - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan
SP  - 1380
EP  - 1391
DO  - 10.24928/2025/0179
SN  - 2789-0015 (ISSN)
AB  - This study explores barriers to adopting Lean Construction (LC) principles within the UK construction industry, with particular focus on how these barriers are perceived across various job roles. The study utilises a quantitative survey of 116 professionals, including project managers, contractors, engineers, architects, and support staff. The study revealed that financial constraints, organisational culture, and regulatory requirements are perceived to be important barriers to LC implementation across all job roles. Leadership roles (e.g. project managers) and technical roles (e.g. Engineers, architects) place more importance on barriers, perhaps due to their project direction and resource allocation responsibilities. In contrast, labourers and admin staff viewed barriers as less important. Future intentions to adopt LC principles vary, with technical, administrative/support roles and leadership roles expressing a stronger willingness to adopt LC in comparison to labour roles. This research fills a gap in LC literature by examining the role-specific perceptions of barriers, providing a foundation for tailored frameworks to support LC adoption across the construction sector.
KW  - LC
KW  - Organisational culture
KW  - financial constraints
KW  - Regulatory requirements
KW  - UK construction industry
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/2358/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/2358
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -