| dc.description.abstract | Implementation of lean production theory into the construction industry
represents a tremendous opportunity to improve productivity in construction
and reduce waste. Lean production, first applied in Toyota’s manufacturing
process, is based on the idea of making each machine produce small
volumes of many part numbers, which leads to a wide variety of low-cost and
high-quality products. Toyota produces different car models from the same
platform by having many common parts that fit several models. The aim of
this paper is to implement the lean principles used in the automotive industry
into the construction industry by using modular construction. The idea of
producing a small volume of many parts can be simulated in the construction
industry. A case in which lean principles are implemented is the Ministry of
Education’s projects in Saudi Arabia. | |
