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    <title>A study on the potential adoption of lean construction for a highway construction project from a contractor's perspective</title>
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    <namePart>Kyaw Tin Thein</namePart>
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    <namePart>Hadikusumo, Bonaventura H. W.</namePart>
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    <namePart>Brockmann, Christian</namePart>
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    <namePart>Chotchai Charoenngam</namePart>
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    <namePart>Wasan Teerajetgul</namePart>
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    <publisher>Asian Institute of Technology</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2021</dateIssued>
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  <abstract>Myanmar is aiming to develop each sector equally at the moment. The  development of Myanmar's infrastructure is crucial for the country's progress in all  regions. This research demonstrates how to apply lean management principles to  organize an organization in such a way that continual concept improvement is  possible for the Yangon-Pyay road concrete expansion project (TikeKyi  Tharyarawddy Portion). Minor and incremental process adjustments will be attempted  to enhance quality and efficiency using a lean strategy. In the future, the lean concept  will be used to reduce waste and enhance procedures. The primary purpose of lean  management is to maximize customer value through resource optimization and to  maintain a consistent process based on actual consumer requirements. Additionally, it  seeks to eliminate waste. The researcher evaluates current project management  approaches in road construction projects, as well as ways to introduce lean  management. They are site operations management, schedule management, quality  management, and machine management procedures. Adopting lean management practices in a business is a concept that is intended  to benefit the business and the concept of continuous development. The Toyota  Production System, the Last Planner System, and the Kaizen Method of lean  management were mainly all investigated in this study. Lean management enables  cost savings and the production of consistent, high-quality products and services.  Lean management tools are intended to be intuitive and readily accepted by all  personnel in a business. Lean organizations strive for a comprehensive and long-term  cultural transition as well as continuous improvement.This research examines just current construction and management practices,  and only a few types of lean management strategies are applied. Additional lean  management techniques might be employed to execute future studies and concepts. </abstract>
  <note>A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering (Professional) in Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management</note>
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