TY  - CONF
TI  - The Path from Lean Manufacturing to Lean Construction: Implementation and Evaluation of Lean Assembly
AU  - Salem, O.
AU  - Genaidy, A.
AU  - Luegring, M.
AU  - Paez, O.
AU  - Solomon, J.
AD  - Head, Construction Engineering and Management Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210071, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0071, Phone +1 513/556-3759, FAX 513/556-2599, osalem@uc.edu
AD  - Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Nuclear Engineering, 633 Rhodes, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0072, Phone +1 513/556-6299, FAX 513/556-4999, genaidam@uc.edu
AD  - Vice President, Messer Construction Co., 5158 Fishwick Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45216, mluegering@messer.com
AD  - Graduate Student, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Nuclear Engineering,, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0072, Phone+ 1 513/497- 4649, FAX 513/556-4999, paezor@email.uc.edu
AD  - Graduate Student, Construction Engineering and Management Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0071, Phone +1 513/621-6718, FAX 513/556-2599, solomoje@email.uc.edu
ED  - Bertelsen, Sven
ED  - Formoso, Carlos T.
PY  - 2004
DA  - 2004/08/03
T2  - 12th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 12th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Helsingør, Denmark
AB  - Since the early 1990's, the US construction industry has taken interest in the application of lean production as a new theoretical framework. The IGLC has provided a new set of tools to improve project performance measures (e.g., productivity, quality, and safety). This article compares the techniques developed for lean assembly with those of lean manufacturing. It also introduces an assessment tool implemented by a general construction project in Ohio, USA. This assessment tool comprises six elements: Last Planner, Increased Visualization, Huddle Meetings, First Run Studies, FiveS's, and Fail-Safe for Quality. The successful understanding and impact of this tool emphasizes the need for a simple and comprehensive approach that is transferable to any construction project.
KW  - Lean assessment
KW  - performance tracking
KW  - construction tools
KW  - manufacturing tools.
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/327/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/327
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -