A Framework for Implementing the Last Planner® System in a Virtual Environment

Salhab, Diana; Noueihed, Karim; Fayek, A. M.; Hamzeh, Farook; Ahuja, Ritu

doi:10.24928/2021/0179

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“…It is a case study that shows how a digital version of LPS can increase productivity while maintaining the health and safety of the workforce. Salhab et al (2021) also look at a similar topic. Here, a framework used to introduce LPS in a virtual environment is presented.…”

Section: Theoretical Background Last Planner® System (Lps) and Collab...mentioning

confidence: 98%

Digitalizing Collaborative Planning in Design – a Case Study

Niranjan¹,

Knotten²,

Lædre³

2022

Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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Collaborative Planning in Design (CPD) has been used in Norway by the contractor Veidekke since 2009. One of the main principles, collaboration, has previously taken place through co-location of the various actors that take part in the design phase. The COVID-19 pandemic placed restrictions such as social distancing, which led to the digitalization of certain elements in CPD. This paper, based on a construction case in Norway, looks at the effects of the digitalization of CPD. This is done using three research questions: How is digitalized CPD achieved, what strengths and weaknesses arise when CPD is digitalized, and how can the digitalization of CPD improve?The research was done through a literature study and qualitative interviews of eight design participants from the research case.Findings show that the digital start-up session should not be used further, as it has negative ripple effects later in design in the form of less collaboration. Fully digital ICE sessions are effective and worth continuing in the future but are dependent on what type of work is scheduled. Phase scheduling should try to use physical post-it notes during a physical meeting, and later convert the schedule to a digital format.

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Section: Theoretical Background Last Planner® System (Lps) and Collab...mentioning

confidence: 98%

Digitalizing Collaborative Planning in Design – a Case Study

Niranjan¹,

Knotten²,

Lædre³

2022

Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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“…As a result, digital tools are more needed to connect different parties and stakeholders to achieve proper planning. The use of these tools while implementing lean construction can mitigate the impact of fragmentation, disseminate the lean culture, integrate different partners in the project, and decrease workload related to sticky notes management during the implementation of LPS (Hua & Schwartz, 2021;McHugh et al, 2021;Pedó et al, 2020;Salhab et al, 2021). Nevertheless, digitizing lean construction is still in its infancy and its acceptance of it still needs further investigation.…”

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Impact of Lean Practices in the Planning of Design Tasks: Evidence From Two Projects in France

Chaize¹,

Balkhy²,

Morael³

et al. 2022

Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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Lean construction, through its different tools, has enriched the construction industry with several ways to present reliable planning for the construction process. Nevertheless, the focus on planning design tasks is still incomparable to that devoted to the construction tasks. Additionally, lean construction and its planning tools and principles are still not routinely practiced in many areas of the world. This article tries to contribute to the existing efforts and shows the integration of lean construction with digital tools to improve the reliability of planning activities for design tasks in two projects in France in time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article results show that the use of lean practices helped avoid delays in design, better consider the client's expectations, and improve the collaboration between the participants in the design phase. The current study brings new insights into the applicability of lean practices in improving design management in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry.

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“…Various studies have addressed investigating LPS implementations across projects, organizations, and countries, such as developing an LPS implementation health check (Power et al 2021) and quantitative analysis of LPS implementations (Bortolazza et al 2005;Bortolazza and Formoso 2006). Moreover, a variety of studies presented frameworks for proper LPS implementation, even in virtual environments (Salhab et al 2021). Amidst the abundance of studies tackling measuring and evaluating LPS implementations, the need for perceiving the factors about LPS implementation as "fuzzy" or of varying degrees of applicability rather than either available or unavailable is deemed necessary.…”

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confidence: 99%

LPS Performance Diagnosis Model Using Fuzzy Inference System

Shehab¹,

Pourrahimian²,

Salhab³

et al. 2022

Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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The Last Planner System (LPS) has long been used in construction projects to promote reliable planning and enhance productivity. However, despite various attempts to evaluate LPS implementation efforts, the human aspect of the evaluation attempts has not been given enough attention. This issue may be tackled through Fuzzy Inference Systems (FIS) to capture more information regarding the gradual and intricate changes in scoring systems. Therefore, this paper aims to offer a standardized diagnosis model for LPS performance in construction projects. This model employs an FIS that analyzes the results of an LPS implementation for a more accurate investigation of the implementation. First, a thorough literature review is conducted to select the most prominent factors influencing the LPS implementation process, followed by expert panel questionnaire development and distribution among LPS experts to rank the selected factors. The obtained questionnaire results are then used to develop the FIS. The objective of this paper is hereby twofold: (1) to allow assessing expected LPS benefits through the qualitative assessment of the performance in the four LPS phases, and (2) to facilitate comparing past, current, and future performances throughout the organization's LPS implementation process to ensure continuous improvement.

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A Framework for Implementing the Last Planner® System in a Virtual Environment

Cited by 4 publications

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Digitalizing Collaborative Planning in Design – a Case Study

Digitalizing Collaborative Planning in Design – a Case Study

Impact of Lean Practices in the Planning of Design Tasks: Evidence From Two Projects in France

LPS Performance Diagnosis Model Using Fuzzy Inference System

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