APPLICATION OF LEAN CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES: A CASE STUDY ON WASTE REDUCTION AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE

Currently, companies in the civil construction sector have directed their efforts towards the modernization and incorporation of a production model that considers conversion and flow activities to promote the optimization of the manufacturing process, thus developing a management philosophy adapted from the concepts of flow and generation of value present in lean thinking linked to civil construction, among the main benefits of this management model are the tools that clearly identify the needs of the organization and expand good practices in search of competitive advantages, generating continuous improvements in the production process. This article seeks to highlight not only the importance, but also the efficiency of this management model, systematically observing the reality of the organization and the opportunities to optimize production processes, thus starting to define and elaborate optimized procedures based on the principles of construction lean.