Physical Flows Continuity and Stability – a Chimera in Lean Construction Applications?

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https://doi.org/10.46421/entac.v20i1.6356

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Lean Construction, Workflow, Work Sequence, Process Stability

Abstract

For a long time, it has been demonstrated that repetitive construction sites are characterized by discontinuity in the production flow, lack of sequence, and significant variability in resource utilization. Lean production implementations in construction sites have focused on metrics such as constraint removal, Planned Percentage Completion (PPC), and deviations from schedule, without yet delving into more operational measures reflecting production aspects of their operations as illustrated by flow diagrams, flowcharts, and man-machine diagrams. This article reviews recent literature illustrating that, in most cases, there is still discontinuity, lack of sequence, and instability in the production flow. The work brings together evidence from the experience of three construction sites, corroborating the review of the bibliography regarding the difficulties in implementing flow concepts on site.

Author Biographies

Mayana Chagas Carvalho, Instituto Federal da Paraíba

Mestrado em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Técnica de Laboratório em edificações no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba (Catolé do Rocha - PB, Brasil).

Débora de Gois Santos, Universidade Federal de Sergipe

He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Sergipe (1998) (UFS), a master's degree in Civil Engineering (2000) and a PhD in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2004) (UFSC). She is currently Associate Professor 4 at the Department of Civil Engineering at UFS and a journal reviewer. at UFS, she was Head of Department and Coordinator of the Civil Engineering course at UFS (2009-2011), Director of Extension (2013-2014), Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Civil Engineering (2016-2018). At ANTAC, she served as Coordinator of the Construction Management and Economics GT (2019-2021), Director of Interinstitutional Relations (2020-2022) and Coordinated the XII SIBRAGEC and IV SBTIC in 2023. She was a Member of the Study Committee for the standard of ABNT Building Guarantee (CE 02.140.003). She is currently Coordinator of the Civil Construction Laboratory (LACC) at UFS and Member of the Materials Committee at Aseopp - Technical Standards Study Group. He has experience in the area of ​​Civil Engineering, with an emphasis on Construction Management, working mainly on the following topics: lean construction, building performance standards and waste management.

Luiz Fernando Mahlmann Heineck, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Pós-doutor em Economia da Construção e Habitação pela Universidade de Utrecht. Professor adjunto Centro de Estudos Sociais Aplicados da Universidade Estadual do Ceará (Fortaleza - CE, Brasil).

Antônio Nunes de Miranda Filho, Universidade Federal do Ceará

He obtained a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Porto (2009), a Master's degree in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2001) and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Ceará (1998). He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Postgraduate Program in Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), where he teaches the subjects of Quality and Productivity and Fundamentals for Project-Based Organizations. He has business experience in the areas of Production Engineering and Business Administration, having been technically responsible for large residential and commercial projects in the Civil Construction Industry. He has extensive experience with the implementation of Lean Management Systems and Quality Management in companies. He also has experience in managing development projects, having even coordinated the UFC, FIEC and Ceará State Government teams in studies for the implementation of the Green Hydrogen HUB in Ceará. It has participated in the Ceará Civil Construction Innovation Program (INOVACON-CE) and the Civil Construction Cooperative of the State of Ceará (COOPERCON-CE) since its foundations. He has focused his research mainly on Project-Based Organizations, developing studies on the following topics: (I) production and operations management; (II) lean production; (III) project management; (IV) systems theory; and (V) strategy and organizational structure.

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CARVALHO, Mayana Chagas; SANTOS, Débora de Gois; HEINECK, Luiz Fernando Mahlmann; MIRANDA FILHO, Antônio Nunes de. Physical Flows Continuity and Stability – a Chimera in Lean Construction Applications?. In: NATIONAL MEETING OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY, 20., 2024. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: ANTAC, 2024. p. 1–12. DOI: 10.46421/entac.v20i1.6356. Disponível em: https://eventos.antac.org.br/index.php/entac/article/view/6356. Acesso em: 19 oct. 2024.

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