| dc.description.abstract | Glued laminated timber (glulam) is an engineered wood product that may
be used in building as an eco-friendly material. In general, curved glulam
beams take longer to produce than straight glulam beams. This research
examines approaches to improve the glulam manufacturing process by
identifying the source of waste. A simulation model is developed for glulam
manufacturing and verified using a case study of a gridshell project in a small
to medium-sized business (SME). Sources of waste are identified, lean
improvement approaches are offered, and lean solutions are evaluated using a
simulation model. The results indicate that cycle time and wait time have
decreased. Since the entire removal of waste may be costly and challenging for
a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) when first implementing lean
methodologies, the impact of implementing simply a 50% reduction in non
value-adding activities is examined. | en_US |
