Lean Construction Leads to Sustainable Construction Waste Management in the Malaysian Construction Industry

Yap, Zhong Qing (2023) Lean Construction Leads to Sustainable Construction Waste Management in the Malaysian Construction Industry. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

Managing waste has been a significant issue for the construction sector in Malaysia. Professionals and influential construction experts are eager to explore solutions to deal with the issues and eliminate construction waste much more effectively because of the unmanageable waste issues. Engineer Ohno from Japan was the first to implement lean construction into the Toyota Production System (TPS) to develop a production system that maximises automobile manufacturers' production capacity by minimising waste and maximising profit. Over years of evolution, the idea and concepts of lean construction began to be implemented into the construction industry, generating considerable advantages such as reducing costs, time efficiency, waste elimination, etc. Lean construction attempts to serve client requirements while effectively reducing the waste of materials. Lean construction is concerned with the design and operation of projects in a constant process cycle to minimise construction waste and improve the quality of the project in the aspect of time and cost. As a result, this research was carried out to determine and examine the concept of lean construction in terms of its definition, background, and principles, as well as the techniques and tools accessible to be utilised for such implementation. This study also examined and explored the advantages derived from its adoption in Malaysia's construction industry to better understand the importance of lean construction in Malaysia's construction industry. The study goals were met by a literature review, questionnaire survey, SPSS software statistics, and reliability analysis. Thus, this research was also essential in pinpointing and discussing the challenges in implementing lean construction