Avaliação da construção enxuta em empresa de pequeno porte

Abstract

The high loss rate and fragmented production processes are commonly found in the civil construction traditional model, and this is due problems in the management companies’ area. Therefore, the main objective of this research was to evaluate two buildings of a small company in the city of Alegrete-RS, through lean construction view. The research was divided into three stages: first, the lean construction principles and some techniques and tools that can be applied in small companies were presented, without requiring high-value investments; after was made a diagnosis of the company's current production system, based on structured interviews, observations and photographic records; thereby, a table was created connecting each principle of lean construction to the points that need changes in the company. It was concluded that the investigated company is still using the traditional building system, generating waste, losses, low productivity, increasing production costs and working without adequate attention to work safety. Thus, based on the developed study, it was possible to observe several benefits that the implementation of lean construction can bring to the company, so were suggested improvements that could be implemented.