@inproceedings{003485ce22004526b6464b223a1ab8f7,
title = "Application of Ji Koutei Kanketsu in highways design process improvement",
abstract = "This paper provides an introduction to {\textquoteleft}Ji Koutei Kanketsu{\textquoteright} (JKK) as a recently developed Lean method and illustrates its potential to support the improvement of BIM-based highways design work processes. JKK is developed based on the concept of jidoka to enhance the autonomation in non-physical work processes. This method provides the employees the confidence to complete their own processes without defects, while requiring a strong collaboration between the managers and their teams. The paper is based on an action research study for trialing the use of JKK in a large engineering company. It is concluded that JKK, when its prescription is compared to the current state, focuses attention to the following issues: defining individual work activities, their support factors, their pre-conditions, the judgment criteria of their outputs, and continuous improvement. JKK is also evaluated by comparing it to other, overlapping methods.",
keywords = "lean, BIM, jidoka, ji koutei kanketsu.",
author = "Nguyen, {Quynh Anh} and Lauri Koskela and Doug Potter and Algan Tezel and Barbara Pedo and Patricia Tzortzopoulos",
year = "2021",
month = jul,
day = "17",
doi = "10.24928/2021/0186",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction",
publisher = "The International Group for Lean Construction",
pages = "623--633",
editor = "Luis Alarcon and Vicente Gonzales",
booktitle = "Proceedings of 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29)",
note = "29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC2021 ; Conference date: 14-07-2021 Through 17-07-2021",
}