Description
Managing Productivity in Construction
JIT Operations and Measurements
Routledge Revivals Series
Authors: Pheng Low Sui, Meng Chan Yue
Language: EnglishSubject for Managing Productivity in Construction:
Keywords
JIT Delivery; Chan Yue Meng; Prefabrication Industry; Low Sui Pheng; JIT Concept; Singapore; JIT Philosophy; construction industry; Inventory Control Approach; productivity management; JIT System; Just-In-Time management philosophy; Precast Concrete Component; Strategic Economic Plan; Precast Components; Reinforcement Steel Bars; JIT Approach; Production Schedule; Master Production Schedule; Precast Products; Quantity Surveyor; Precast Concrete Production; Buildability Problem; Concrete Batching Plant; Toyota Motor Corporation; MRP System; Buildable Features; Responding Firms; MRP II; Overhead Gantry Crane; Total Time Duration; Materials Requirements Planning
Publication date: 06-2020
· 15.2x21.9 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 09-2018
· 15.2x22.9 cm · Hardback
Description
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First published in 1997, this volume joined the debate assessing the potential of the Just-In-Time management philosophy from the manufacturing industry for Singapore?s construction industry by examining the "off-site" prefabrication of precast concrete components in Singapore, in comparison with traditional management systems. In the wake of the 1991 Strategic Economic Plan of Singapore, which forecasted alarmingly low productivity in the local construction sector, the authors noted that construction in Japan was 35% more productive, whilst Finland was 75% better. Highlighting immense potential for the JIT approach, they explore the JIT philosophy, traditional systems, construction wastes and comparisons between construction and manufacturing.
1. Introduction. 2. The Just-In-Time Philosophy. 3. Traditional Manufacturing Management Systems. 4. Comparison Between Construction and Manufacturing. 5. Just-In-Time Operations in Prefabrication. 6. Accounting for Construction Wastes. 7. Measuring Just-In-Time Wastes in Construction. 8. Conclusion.