@conference {2472,
	title = {Using rapid plant assessement to measure the lean status in construction projets},
	journal = {SHEWC{\textquoteleft}2015 {\textendash} XV SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT WORLD CONGRESS {\textendash} Keeping Planet {\textquotedblleft}Water Earth{\textquotedblright} Safe and Sound: a challenge to Science and Technology},
	year = {2015},
	month = {2015-07-20 00:00:00},
	pages = {179-181},
	publisher = {Claudio da Rocha Brito \& Melany M.Ciampi (Publishers)},
	edition = {COPEC {\textendash} Council of Researches in Education and Sciences},
	address = {Porto, Portugal},
	abstract = {
To start a continuous improvement project in organizations one need to know where organizations are in terms of environment, culture and human thinking and behaviors. Rapid Plant Assessment is one of the tools that fit this goal. In fact it can come up with a very accurate perspective of where organizations are in terms of benchmarking with their competitors. RPA has been used since 1998 in more than 400 times and in more than 150 types of enterprises. The aim of this paper is to show that it is possible to apply this approach in construction projects, advantages and initial obstacles in using it.
},
	keywords = {Assessment, Benchmarking, Continuous Improvement, Lean, Learning},
	isbn = {978-85-65992-44-2},
	doi = {10.14684/SHEWC.15.2015.179-181},
	author = {Marques, L. and Couto, J. P.}
}