306. A Comparative Study of Concurrent Inhalable and Total Sampling of Dust Exposures in the Carbon Black Manufacturing Industry

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Muranko ◽  
J. Vincent ◽  
I. Gilbert-Jones ◽  
J. Cowie
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Black ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Manufacturing Industry

A Comparative Study between Lean Construction and the Traditional Production System

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 118-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Saad Bajjou ◽  
Anas Chafi ◽  
Abdelali En-Nadi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Production System ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Great Ability ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Traditional Production ◽  
Traditional Construction

The growing context of globalization permanently increases pressure on the construction companies to improve their performances in order to resist to the constraints of competitiveness in the international market. It has become ineluctable to look for introducing a new alternative capable of bringing creative improvement to the traditional production system. This paper will relate mainly to the most relevant management techniques in the construction industry, and more specifically, the lean construction concept. Initially, we will determine the main characteristics of the construction industry compared to the manufacturing industry according to three levels: on-site production, one of a kind projects, and complexity. Subsequently, we will focus our attention on the main sources of waste in the construction industry. Finally, a rigorous comparative study will be carried out to show the contribution of the lean construction tools in the promotion of traditional construction especially at the level of the following factors: Creating value and eliminating waste; Planning and mutual coordination; Site organization. Lean construction as Last Planner System (LPS), Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Just-in-Time philosophy, Visual management (VM) and 5S have shown a great ability to improve the traditional production system through waste reduction, encouraging people involvement, ensuring a pull flow production, and promotion of a continuous improvement philosophy.

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