The Study On Project Cost Management Of Construction Enterprise Based On Lean Thinking

With the development of economic globalization, the competition of the construction enterprises market is more fierce day by day. As a result, only the construction enterprises establish an effective management system of the project, continue to lower project costs, improve the satisfaction of customer, can the enterprises be competitive with greater profit margins. In order to meet the new situation, some foreign construction enterprises have been adopting Lean Thinking to guide the construction management process. The core of the Lean Thinking is to pursuit the elimination of all waste, including stock inventory. The goal of Lean Thinking is "to provide satisfactory levels of customer service while the waste to a minimum level".Firstly, this paper expounds the background of the choice on the issue and the status quo at home and abroad, introduces the basic theory of the Lean Thinking systematically. Next, this paper analyzes the obvious defects of cost management in all aspects based on the current project cost management problems that exist in China's construction enterprises. On this basis, this paper introduces six cost management methods related to the Lean Thinking and the combinations of them. On the planning design of the construction projects, the methods of Life-Cycle Cost management and Target Cost management can be used. In the entire value stream, the methods of Value management and Supply Chain management can be used. In the implementation of the production process, the methods of Activity-Based Costing and Quality Costs management can be used. Subsequently, this paper conducted case studies based on the study about the application of Lean Thinking in construction enterprises. In the conclusion of the paper, the author makes recommendations that deeper research should continue and look ahead the prospect of the cost management based on Lean Thinking in the construction enterprises of China.