Os desafios da implantação do lean construction em uma construtora de pequeno porte - estudo de caso

Abstract

With the growing evolution and competitiveness in civil construction, companies in the sector are increasingly looking for ways to improve their performance levels and make the process of executing their products as efficient and productive as possible. With that, one of the alternatives that construction companies are looking for to meet this need is the implementation of Lean Construction, since it is a philosophy in which it is filled with principles, methodologies and tools that together value the reduction of activities that do not add value to the product, in order to increase labor productivity and bring greater efficiency to your product. However, in order to implement a philosophy, an entire change in the company's culture is necessary, and for that, the involvement of all areas is of paramount importance. Therefore, it is not something that is easy and quick to implement. With this, the objective of this work is to evaluate the obstacles for the implementation of this philosophy in works of a small civil construction company in the city of João Pessoa-PB. The type of research was the Case Study. For data collection, questionnaires were carried out with the managers and workers involved. The evaluation pointed out challenges and benefits promoted by the implementation of methodologies and tools for planning, execution and production control implemented in the company from January 2022. In general, the result was positive for the company to understand the level of lean implementation and which points need to be improved.