METHOD FOR MEASURING THE COST OF WASTE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Authors

  • Iamara Rossi Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (Brasil)
  • Carlos Torres Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil)
  • Marcos Almeida Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brasil)

Keywords:

waste, management, cost, control, costing, administration

Abstract

This paper addresses the development of a method for measuring the cost of waste in the construction industry, and discusses its application in two case studies undertaken in the City of Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil. This study, which aims at introducing a broader view in what respects
the problem, adopted the concept of waste used in the New Production Philosophy (Lean Production), which is strongly related to the incidence of non value-adding activities. The proposed method is based on the Activity Based Costing (ABC) method and provides feedback for the production process, both in terms of the financial impact of waste and the production system’s efficiency and quality. The paper presents a conceptual discussion of the subject, the key elements of the proposed method and the main results of the case studies.

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Author Biographies

Iamara Rossi, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (Brasil)

Civil Engineer, M. Sc., Investigator Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS) Campus Universitario, Feira de Santana – BA, Brasil

Carlos Torres, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil)

Civil Engineer, Ph. D. Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Rio Grande, Brasil

Marcos Almeida, Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brasil)

Civil Engineer, Ph. D. Professor at the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) Rua Aristides Novis 02, Federação, Salvador Brasil

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Published

2001-08-31

How to Cite

Rossi, I., Torres, C., & Almeida, M. (2001). METHOD FOR MEASURING THE COST OF WASTE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. Revista Ingeniería De Construcción, 16(2), 127–133. Retrieved from https://revistaingenieriaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/ric/article/view/17303

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2001)

Section

Original Research

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