The New PAD: A Method to Implement the Lean Construction Principles

Abstract

Since companies face difficulties and barriers that prevent the implementation of the Lean philosophy because of resistance within the sector to the use of new techniques and tools, more transparent guidelines on the Lean Construction (LC) principles must be established to increase their usefulness and dissemination. This paper proposes a new LC principles deployment method called New PAD. The previous method, called PAD (Preparation, Application, Deployment), was evaluated based on previous exploratory studies and a literature review, which enabled its improvement with the proposal of the New PAD, which was applied and evaluated in a case study of a paver block production process. The main result is the proposal of the New PAD, the validation of which revealed a reduction in production time from 5 hours and 25 minutes to 4 hours and 30 minutes, minimizing flow times. The New PAD proved to be a viable method for implementing Lean Construction principles in various construction activities, and there was a positive evaluation in the case study company. Because of the lack of formalized methods for deploying LC principles, this paper validates the New PAD method, which can fill this gap.

Keywords:

• Civil Production
• Deployment Method
• Lean Production

EMJ Focus Areas:

• Operations Management

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Notes on contributors

Marcelo Fabiano Costella

Marcelo Fabiano Costella has PhD in Production Engineering. He is currently a professor of the Doctorate and Professional Master’s Degree in Technology and Innovation Management at the Community University of Chapecó Region. He has experience in Production Engineering, with an emphasis on Lean Production, Workplace Safety and Resilience Engineering.

Analice Pinzon Balena

Analice Pinzon Balena has Master’s Degree in Technology and Innovation Management from Unochapecó. He has experience in the field of Civil Engineering, with an emphasis on Lean Construction and Education.

Isaac Brugnera Stefanello

Isaac Brugnera Stefanello has Master’s Degree in Technology and Innovation Management from Unochapecó. He has experience in the field of Civil Engineering, with an emphasis on production management.

Rubens Postali

Rubens Postali is a Phd student and Master’s Degree in Technology and Innovation Management from Unochapecó. He has experience in the field of Food Science and Technology, with an emphasis on Industrial Facilities for Food Production.

Francieli Dalcanton

Francieli Dalcanton has PhD and Masters in Food Engineering. She is currently professor of the Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Stricto Sensu Graduate Program in Technology and Innovation Management at the Community University of the Chapecó Region. Experience in Food Engineering, predictive microbiology, product development, waste recovery, encapsulation of essential oils with antimicrobial activity, quality management, Lean philosophy and cleaner production.