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Toward lean construction: An agenda for Indonesian contractors
Abduh M.a, Roza H.A.a
a School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Among Indonesian construction practitioners, as well as academia, lean construction, as a concept, is still considered as a new paradigm. Although some lean construction principles and techniques are already adopted and implemented by construction practitioners in their day-to-day activities, understanding of lean construction as an integrated concept is still insufficient. A research agenda, which was developed based on what so called ‘a roadmap toward lean construction in Indonesia’, was developed by academia and looked for practitioners’ comments, validations, and participations on its implementation. One of the important assumptions made on the development of the agenda is the capacity of parties involved in Indonesian construction industry, especially contractors which are the most important actors at the production line of construction projects. An assessment survey has been conducted to measure the readiness of contractors toward lean construction, which was intended to draw a clear picture on which parts of lean construction principles and techniques the Indonesian contractors still lack of and need improvement and promotion. The assessment measured contractors’ readiness by observing how the contractors perform their business practices on the project level and rating the practices to lean construction principles, i.e. whether the contractors’ practices could reduce cycle time, reduce variability, increase transparency, and be continuously improved. Results of the assessment to six building construction projects concluded that Indonesian big contractors already implemented macro lean construction principles, i.e. the policy to have continuous improvement and to promote transparency. Meanwhile, on micro principles of lean construction, i.e., reduction of cycle time and reduction of variability, the Indonesian contractors still lack of awareness and ability to implement the principles and techniques. Based on the findings, a research agenda is proposed to improve the readiness of Indonesian contractors toward lean construction. © 2006 by School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Agenda,Building construction projects,Business practices,Construction projects,Continuous improvements,Lean construction,Production line,Readiness[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Agenda,Contractor,Lean construction,Readiness[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]