Criticality assessment of the barriers to Lean Construction
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
ISSN: 1741-0401
Article publication date: 24 March 2020
Issue publication date: 30 December 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study seeks to identify the critical barriers for the deployment of Lean Construction (LC).
Design/methodology/approach
In order to identify the barriers of Lean Construction, a systematic review of the scientific literature was carried out, in addition to analysis of the content of papers presented at a major Lean Construction conference. After the barriers were identified, a Lawshe study was conducted with experts in Lean Construction to verify the criticality of each of the barriers encountered.
Findings
This study identified 83 potential pre-deployment barriers in the literature, of which eight were considered critical by the experts. The results of Lawshe study pointed that critical barriers refer to leadership characteristics, cultural aspects and structural aspects.
Research limitations/implications
Variations in the assessment of the criticality of the barriers may occur from one country to another due to regional differences in the construction sector.
Practical implications
The implications of this study are recognizing and identifying the characteristics of an organization that can hinder Lean Construction allows these issues to be resolved before beginning the Lean journey.
Originality/value
This article is the first of its kind to assess the criticality of barriers to Lean Construction using a quantitative technique. Knowledge of this set of barriers provides both practical and theoretical readers with an increased chance of success in the deployment of an LC project.
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Acknowledgements
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior Brazil (CAPES) and Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (Finance Code 001).
Citation
Mano, A.P., Gouvea da Costa, S.E. and Pinheiro de Lima, E. (2021), "Criticality assessment of the barriers to Lean Construction", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 70 No. 1, pp. 65-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-11-2018-0413
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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