Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic has been an alarming issue from the beginning of 2020 and is a significant disaster that affects each industry. In dealing with the consequences of the pandemic, the construction industry confronts several interruptions for the sustainable delivery of the projects. Many researchers stated that lean construction can minimise this impact. Lean thinking is about engaging everyone, every day in handling interruptions and learning to react better. However, few discussions are there pertaining to how to implement and why to implement lean. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the construction industry and evaluate the ability of lean construction to resilient COVID-19. Therefore, a comprehensive literature review has been carried out. The findings revealed 67 negative factors categorised under resources-related issues, project management issues, quality issues, financial issues, contractual issues, safety issues, technology-related issues, and other issues for the construction industry due to the pandemic. Continuous improvement for the work under any risks, improvement in project performance, more satisfaction, and better value for the employer were highlighted as the main benefits of lean construction during the new normalcy. The developed conceptual framework unlocked several research arenas on lean in post-COVID implementation for the construction industry.
Highlights
The trending topic of recent years, the COVID-19 outbreak is a major health, social and economic emergency (Bsisu, 2020). Veselovská (2020) specified that the closest example of a worldwide pandemic of Spanish Influenza's such magnitude is seen in the early twentieth century. Lu, Stratton, and Tang (2020) stated that Wuhan City, experienced an unusual pandemic of pneumonia of unknown aetiology was discovered on December 2019 with forty-one cases
The findings revealed 67 negative factors categorised under resources-related issues, project management issues, quality issues, financial issues, contractual issues, safety issues, technology-related issues, and other issues for the construction industry due to the pandemic
A systematic literature review was supplemented by journals, conference proceedings, books, and electronic resources to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the construction industry, and propose strategies through lean construction to overcome the impact of COVID-19 by the construction industry
Summary
The trending topic of recent years, the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease of 2019) outbreak is a major health, social and economic emergency (Bsisu, 2020). Veselovská (2020) specified that the closest example of a worldwide pandemic of Spanish Influenza's such magnitude is seen in the early twentieth century. Lu, Stratton, and Tang (2020) stated that Wuhan City, experienced an unusual pandemic of pneumonia of unknown aetiology was discovered on December 2019 with forty-one cases. Bsisu (2020) stated that the COVID-19 pandemic may have unforeseeable socio-economic implications, as well as affecting the global construction sector. In the Sri Lankan context, new rules and regulations established by the government would have a direct influence on the construction sector (Vithana, Bandara, and Jayasooriya, 2020). Bsisu (2020) stated that, steps should be taken immediately limit the impact of the pandemic as the construction industry is a vital tributary and one of the economy's fundamental foundations. Pathirana (2020) highlighted that due to import restrictions and limitations that have been levied by the Sri Lankan government, will have a significant effect on the construction industry. Depend on imported construction raw materials from India and China, has worsened the current situation in the Sri Lankan construction industry
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