Analysis of Industrial Formwork Systems Supply Chain Using Value Stream Mapping

Reinforced concrete (RC) is used as the primary structural material in almost all construction projects worldwide, from infrastructure to building projects. Since formwork is an essential part of RC construction supply chain, it has a significant impact on the project performance. In the industrial...

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Main Authors: Taylan Terzioglu, Gul Polat, Harun Turkoglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM) 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management
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Online Access:http://www.ppml.url.tw/EPPM_Journal/volumns/12_01_January_2022/ID_370_12_1_47_61.pdf
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description Reinforced concrete (RC) is used as the primary structural material in almost all construction projects worldwide, from infrastructure to building projects. Since formwork is an essential part of RC construction supply chain, it has a significant impact on the project performance. In the industrial formwork systems supply chain, the roles and responsibilities of the main stakeholders (e.g., engineer, contractor, formwork fabricator) at various phases of the project can be represented by different supply chain configurations (SCCs). The objectives of this study are to identify different SCCs for industrial formwork systems in the Turkish RC construction industry and to analyze the identified SCCs using value stream mapping (VSM) method, which is an effective and major lean tool for identifying and eliminating waste. For this purpose, first, three SCCs for industrial formwork systems have been identified, which are predominantly used in Turkey. Then, these configurations were analyzed through VSM method on an ongoing building project where 500 m2 of industrial wall formwork would be used as a real-life case study. The analysis results indicated that the SCC with the early involvement of the formwork fabricator (FWF) had higher performance than other SCCs, which is consistent with a lean construction approach.
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spelling doaj.art-090d3c4ce90549b68f695674f1dc7a562022-12-22T03:36:31ZengEngineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM)Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management2221-65292223-83792022-01-01121476110.32738/jeppm-2022-0005Analysis of Industrial Formwork Systems Supply Chain Using Value Stream MappingTaylan Terzioglu0Gul Polat1Harun Turkoglu2Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical UniversityDepartment of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical UniversityDepartment of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical UniversityReinforced concrete (RC) is used as the primary structural material in almost all construction projects worldwide, from infrastructure to building projects. Since formwork is an essential part of RC construction supply chain, it has a significant impact on the project performance. In the industrial formwork systems supply chain, the roles and responsibilities of the main stakeholders (e.g., engineer, contractor, formwork fabricator) at various phases of the project can be represented by different supply chain configurations (SCCs). The objectives of this study are to identify different SCCs for industrial formwork systems in the Turkish RC construction industry and to analyze the identified SCCs using value stream mapping (VSM) method, which is an effective and major lean tool for identifying and eliminating waste. For this purpose, first, three SCCs for industrial formwork systems have been identified, which are predominantly used in Turkey. Then, these configurations were analyzed through VSM method on an ongoing building project where 500 m2 of industrial wall formwork would be used as a real-life case study. The analysis results indicated that the SCC with the early involvement of the formwork fabricator (FWF) had higher performance than other SCCs, which is consistent with a lean construction approach.http://www.ppml.url.tw/EPPM_Journal/volumns/12_01_January_2022/ID_370_12_1_47_61.pdfindustrial formwork systemslean constructionsupply chainvalue stream mapping
spellingShingle Taylan Terzioglu
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Analysis of Industrial Formwork Systems Supply Chain Using Value Stream Mapping
Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management
industrial formwork systems
lean construction
supply chain
value stream mapping
title Analysis of Industrial Formwork Systems Supply Chain Using Value Stream Mapping
title_full Analysis of Industrial Formwork Systems Supply Chain Using Value Stream Mapping
title_fullStr Analysis of Industrial Formwork Systems Supply Chain Using Value Stream Mapping
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Industrial Formwork Systems Supply Chain Using Value Stream Mapping
title_short Analysis of Industrial Formwork Systems Supply Chain Using Value Stream Mapping
title_sort analysis of industrial formwork systems supply chain using value stream mapping
topic industrial formwork systems
lean construction
supply chain
value stream mapping
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