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Dewberry, C, Hayes, A and Sarhan, S (2018) Behavioural Assessments in Construction Procurement: A Bandwagon of Institutional Waste? . In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2018, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 159–168.

Mossman, A and Sarhan, S (2021) Synchronising off-site fabrication with on-site production in construction. Construction Economics and Building, 21(03), 122-41.

Sarhan, J G, Xia, B, Fawzia, S, Karim, A, Olanipekun, A O and Coffey, V (2019) Framework for the implementation of lean construction strategies using the interpretive structural modelling (ISM) technique. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(01), 1–23.

Sarhan, J, G, Bo X, Fawzia, S and Karim, A (2017) Lean Construction Implementation in the Saudi Arabian Construction Industry . Construction Economics and Building, 17(01), 46-69.

Sarhan, J, Xia, B, Fawzia, S, Karim, A and Olanipekun, A (2018) Barriers to implementing lean construction practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) construction industry. Construction Innovation, 18(02), 246–72.

• Type: Journal Article
• Keywords: Barriers; Implementation; Principal component analysis; Lean construction; Barrier factors; Saudi construction industry;
• ISBN/ISSN: 1471-4175
• URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-04-2017-0033
• Abstract:
  The purpose of this paper is to identify the barriers to implementing lean construction in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) construction industry and to prioritise the principal factors that constitute these barriers. A literature review was initially used to reveal the global barriers to implementing lean construction. Subsequently, these barriers were incorporated into a structured questionnaire, and a convenience sample of 282 construction professionals in the KSA construction industry was surveyed. The results were analysed using mean item score (MIS), Mann–Whitney U test and principal component analysis (PCA). The findings revealed 22 barriers to lean construction implementation in the KSA construction industry. Principal factors that constitute these barriers were found to be traditional practices, client related, technological, performance and knowledge and cost-related barriers in descending order of pervasiveness. The study also proposes solutions to overcome these principal barriers. This study provides a global overview of the barriers to implementing lean construction. It contributes to the body of knowledge, as it uncovers for the first time the barriers to implementing lean construction in the KSA construction industry with reference to the socio-cultural, economic and operational context of the KSA. Thus, it is relevant to other countries in the Middle East because of their shared similarities to the KSA. Furthermore, the solutions proposed to overcome these barriers in the KSA construction industry can be applied in other countries where similar barriers are identified.

Sarhan, M (2008) Risk-based approach in highway geometric design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Carleton University (Canada).

Sarhan, S (2018) Institutional waste within the UK construction industry: an exploratory study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.

Sarhan, S and Fox, A (2013) Performance measurement in the UK construction industry and its role in supporting the application of lean construction concepts. Construction Economics and Building, 13(01), 23-35.

Sarhan, S and Pretlove, S (2021) Lean and sustainable construction: State of the art and future directions. Construction Economics and Building, 21(03), 1-10.