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APPLICATION OF VALUE STREAM MAPPING FOR IDENTIFICATION AND REDUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION DELAYS: A CASE STUDY IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

AUTHORS:
Pankaj Lakum
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Darshan Shah, Jayraj Solanki , Jay Gohel
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Department of Civil Engineering, U.V. Patel College of Engineering, Ganpat University, Kherva, Mehsana
DOI: 10.55041/ijsmt.v2i5.107
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Time overruns in construction projects in India have always been a result of inadequate coordination, supply chain problems, manpower issues, and unnoticed non-value-adding (NVA) activities. In this study, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), one of the most important techniques of lean construction, is used to identify, measure, and eliminate factors that cause delays in column steel reinforcement for a mixed-use building construction, namely the Orchid Gold Project, Tower B, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The on-site study was complemented with a structured survey questionnaire answered by 82 construction workers comprising site engineers, project managers, planning engineers, and supervisors. The responses were analyzed using the Relative Importance Index (RII) method, resulting in an RII value of 0.890, a high figure indeed. Current State the VSM analysis found that the total lead time was 51.00 hours, out of which 18.00 hours (35.29%) involved value-added work. However, 20.17 hours (39.5%) were spent in waiting. With lean improvement tools such as pre-scheduling for purchasing, parallel activities, zone binding, and inspection staggering, the Future State VSM was able to cut down waiting time by 93.80%, lead time by 37.10%, and process cycle efficiency (PCE) improved from 35.29% to 56.11%. This illustrates how VSM can be effectively used as a low-cost lean method to identify and address inefficiencies in construction process workflows.

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Volume 02, Issue 05
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May 06 2026
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Lakum, P. (2026). Application of Value Stream Mapping for Identification and Reduction of Construction Delays: A Case Study in Building Construction. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(05). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i5.107

Lakum, Pankaj. "Application of Value Stream Mapping for Identification and Reduction of Construction Delays: A Case Study in Building Construction." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 05, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i5.107.

Lakum, Pankaj. "Application of Value Stream Mapping for Identification and Reduction of Construction Delays: A Case Study in Building Construction." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 05 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i5.107.

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