Lean Construction Implementation in the Saudi Arabian Construction Industry

Xia, Bo; Fawzia, Sabrina; Karim, Azharul

doi:10.5130/ajceb.v17i1.5098

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“…In addition, construction is the largest category of expenditure in Saudi Arabia, with the current expenditure rising to more than $120 billion a year [46]. The Kingdom's construction industry encompasses 15% of its workforce [43]. The boom in the construction industry reflects the rapid growth in the Kingdom's domestic economy [47].…”

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Do Sustainable Procurement Practices Improve Organizational Performance?

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This exploratory study investigates the impacts of sustainable procurement (SP) practices on organizational performance by using the established scales of SP practices and organizational performances, taking Saudi Arabia as a case country. Data used in the study was collected through a questionnaire survey from procurement directors and managers. Regression and multivariate-based path analysis was performed to assess the impacts of SP practices. From the preliminary results, a significant association between combined SP practices and organizations' financial performance was found. A mediational analysis was conducted to discover the direct and indirect effects of SP practices on financial performance. There was no evidence of a significant direct impact of the summary measures of SP practices on financial performance, while the indirect impact of SP practices via organizational nonfinancial performance on financial performance was found to be statistically significant. This study contributes to SP practice literature by developing a conceptual model for the outcomes of SP practices and establishing statistically significant relationships between SP practices, organizational financial performance, and mediating factors.

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“…Construction is found to be one of the most polluting sectors in Saudi Arabia as it suffers from many resource wastes [43]. The positive thing is that this industry is aware about it and is keen to improve the social, economic, and environmental indicators of sustainability [44].…”

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“…Two important concepts that have been developing since the 1990s will potentially have significant impacts in the delivery of construction projects, namely building information modeling (BIM) (Zhao 2017;Antwi-Afari et al 2018) and lean construction (LC) (Dave et al 2016;Sarhan et al 2017). The term "building information modelling" was first introduced into the industry in the early 2000s, from a buzzword coined by a software manufacturer with early adopters (Dainty et al 2017) and can be defined as a product, an activity, or a process (Eastman et al 2011).…”

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Lean construction and BIM in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in construction: a systematic literature review

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Lean construction (LC) and building information modeling (BIM) are two of the prominent concepts challenging the traditional practices in construction management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often constitute the largest group in construction supply chains. Increasing BIM and LC adoption amongst SMEs is a key condition for achieving the transformation of the construction industry through BIM and LC. The paper presents a systematic literature review of the adoption of (i) LC, (ii) BIM, and (iii) both LC and BIM in SMEs to evaluate the current literature, and 114 papers were included in the review. The bibliographic and content characteristics of the literature were discussed in detail. It was found that despite the importance of SMEs, the current LC and BIM literature falls short in terms of both number of publications and content of publications. The paper concludes with some generic suggestions for future research and action.

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“…On the other hand, the implementation of LC concepts in large and complex projects in KSA has not yet taken place (Sarhan et al, 2017). Sarhan et al (2018) investigated the current state of LC implementation in KSA.…”

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A Model for Evaluating Causes of Wastes and Lean Implementation in Construction Projects

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2020

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The wastes in construction projects such as wastes in materials, time, resources and achieving customer needs can be minimized using the new philosophy of Lean Construction (LC). This paper proposed a two-level model based on fuzzy logic technique for evaluating Causes of Wastes (CWs) and lean implementation in construction projects. The probability of occurrence and importance of CWs were two input parameters in level 01 of the model, whereas the output was the level of waste. On the other hand, level 02 of the model depended on using three input parameters which were: level of waste, controllability level for CWs and lean implementation level, while the output was the lean effect. Several linguistic variables and logical rules were used for relating inputs and outputs and new indices were introduced. The model was applied and validated for data collected in two countries: Egypt and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Results demonstrated that the expected lean effect is found with a positive correlation with various levels of wastes and can be improved by increasing controllability and lean implementation levels. Regarding the comparative study between the two countries, distinct disparities in lean effect were clarified. Most measured CWs indices were different in both countries while indices values in KSA were higher than in Egypt either in waste, controllability or implementation levels. The results presented an optimum arrangement to reach an effective new lean evaluation model that could be implemented for moving the traditional construction towards LC. Finally, the model can be applied easily in most countries to help decision makers in evaluating CWs and lean implementation in their construction projects.

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Lean Construction Implementation in the Saudi Arabian Construction Industry

Cited by 114 publications

References 17 publications

Do Sustainable Procurement Practices Improve Organizational Performance?

Do Sustainable Procurement Practices Improve Organizational Performance?

Lean construction and BIM in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in construction: a systematic literature review

A Model for Evaluating Causes of Wastes and Lean Implementation in Construction Projects

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