A contribuição das ferramentas de gestão de obras no aumento da produtividade em condomínios horizontais – estudo de caso

Abstract

Construction management and planning are currently essential factors for the success of projects in the construction industry, since they allow greater control over the executive processes that hinder the arrival of the final product (building), in addition to mapping difficulties, identifying problems related to labor, inputs and materials, equipment and even obstacles in the act of planning itself. Thus, through management tools, planning must be able to foresee adversities, outline correction and prevention strategies and prevent the propagation of errors that hinder the smooth running of the workflow, using as a basis the application of the Lean Construction philosophy that aims at clean, organized and standardized production. Therefore, this study sought to present some tools used, such as the Balance Line, Kanban, and the A3 Report, as well as their advantages in the construction industry routine. Two distinct scenarios were addressed – in two projects – for comparison purposes, the first exempt from any intervention by the planning and management program of projects, and the second with the implementation of changes in operational thinking, using the premises of Lean Construction. In this way, points of impact and improvement were evaluated between the projects presented, especially with regard to productivity. With the description of the applicability of the planning tools, and the implementation of other management practices, the beneficial changes in the second project were identified to the detriment of the first, highlighting the importance of management methods in their temporal integrality.