Essays about: "Lean Construction"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 49 essays containing the words Lean Construction.
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11. Configuration of an electronic Kanban board for planning analysis activities at an industrial laboratory
University essay from KTH/Industriell produktionAbstract : To improve productivity, it is important that the right product is produced in the right quantity when that product is needed. Kanban is a way to signalise the need for material and its main aspect is that it pulls materials through the processes only when needed. Kanban can therefore help reduce Work In Progress (WIP). READ MORE
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12. The unionisation of precarious workers : representations, problematisation and experiences in Swedish blue-collar unions in the construction and hotel-restaurant sectors
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärdAbstract : From the Polanyian perspective on the double movement of labour commodification and self-protection of Society, the aim of this study was to examine how unionists perceive and problematise precarious employment and what are their practices for unionising and thereby securing precarious workers. A double case study was conducted in the hotel-restaurant and construction sectors in Sweden with the participation of blue-collar unionists with diverse backgrounds and experiences. READ MORE
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13. Exploring Lean in construction projects : How can the workflow be improved by observing value streams?
University essay from KTH/Ledning och organisering i byggande och förvaltningAbstract : Research reveal that the construction industry does not have the same level of growth and development in performance compared to the manufacturing industry, and that Lean could be one solution to improve performance. Most research about Lean in the construction industry that exist today focus on simulating future scenarios. READ MORE
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14. Critical factors when implementing Lean practices and Lean distribution for a micro company in the start-up phase
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknikAbstract : The aim for this study is to identify the critical factors for an implementation of Lean for a micro company in the start-up phase, as well as to identify which Lean practices that are most applicable for a distribution strategy in a micro company. The aim was divided into two research questions: • RQ1: Which factors of a Lean implementation is critical for a producing micro company in the start-up phase? • RQ2: How applicable are lean tools and practices for a micro company’s distribution strategy? The research approach used to answer the aim and research questions were a literature review and a case study. READ MORE
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15. Production Planning With the Last Planner System on Construction Projects in Sweden : An Exploratory Case Study of Challenges and Improvement Measures
University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggandeAbstract : One of the main assumptions in conventional production process is that each component or part of the production process can be controlled separately as if they are not dependent on anything. This assumption gives rise to problems such as need of effective collaboration with different actors and constraints in budgets. READ MORE
