Syllabus

Lean Thinking (8 hours)
Lean Thinking: Introduction to lean concepts and core concepts in lean thinking, Productivity
measurements.

Lean Tools (7 hours)
Lean Tools in Construction: Work Sampling, process charts, foreman delay survey, Last Planner System, Value stream mapping, 5S, case studies.

Lean Integration (7 hours)
Lean Integration: Lean Construction and safety, Lean Construction and sustainable development, Lean and Green, Issues in lean implementation in the construction industry, case studies.

Digital Technology and Lean Construction (7 hours)
Enabling Lean through Information Technology: Building Information Modelling, Integrated project delivery, case studies.

Value Engineering (7 hours)
Value Engineering Techniques in Construction Management: General and Specific Techniques.

To study the fundamentals of lean construction.

To study lean tools and techniques.

To study the integration of lean philosophy with key construction project aspects.

To study and understand the significance of value engineering in construction management.

Students will be able to comprehend the principles and concepts in Lean Construction.

Students will be able to apply lean techniques in construction projects.

Students will be able to demonstrate lean integration aspects.

Students will be able to comprehend the application of lean through Information Technology

Students will be able to apply value engineering concepts in construction projects.

Forbes, L., Ahmed, S. , Modern Construction-Lean project delivery and integrated practices, CRC Press, New York , 2011

Tzortzopoulos, P. Kagioglou, M. and Koskela, L., Lean Construction: Core concepts and New Frontiers, Routlege, Taylor and Francis Group , 2020

Gao, S. and Low, S.P. , Lean Construction Management: The Toyota Way, Springer , 2014

Lincoln H. F. and Syed M. Ahmed, Lean Project Delivery and Integrated Practices in Modern Construction, Routlege, Taylor and Francis Group , 2020