Nguyen, Quynh Anh, Koskela, Lauri, Potter, Doug, Tezel, Algan, Pedo, Barbara and Tzortzopoulos, Patricia (2021). Application of Ji Koutei Kanketsu in highways design process improvement. IN: Proceedings of 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29). Alarcon, Luis and Gonzales, Vicente (eds) Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction . PER: The International Group for Lean Construction.
Abstract
This paper provides an introduction to ‘Ji Koutei Kanketsu’ (JKK) as a recently developed Lean method and illustrates its potential to support the improvement of BIM-based highways design work processes. JKK is developed based on the concept of jidoka to enhance the autonomation in non-physical work processes. This method provides the employees the confidence to complete their own processes without defects, while requiring a strong collaboration between the managers and their teams. The paper is based on an action research study for trialing the use of JKK in a large engineering company. It is concluded that JKK, when its prescription is compared to the current state, focuses attention to the following issues: defining individual work activities, their support factors, their pre-conditions, the judgment criteria of their outputs, and continuous improvement. JKK is also evaluated by comparing it to other, overlapping methods.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.24928/2021/0186 |
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Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Engineering Systems and Supply Chain Management |
Event Title: | 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC2021 |
Event Type: | Other |
Event Dates: | 2021-07-14 - 2021-07-17 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | lean,BIM,jidoka,ji koutei kanketsu. |
ISBN: | 978-612-48025-4-6 |
Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2024 09:29 |
Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2021 13:49 |
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PURE Output Type: | Conference contribution |
Published Date: | 2021-07-17 |
Authors: |
Nguyen, Quynh Anh
Koskela, Lauri Potter, Doug Tezel, Algan ( 0000-0003-3903-6126) Pedo, Barbara Tzortzopoulos, Patricia |