Why Would Location-Based Scheduling Be Applicable for Offshore Oil and Gas Construction?

Abstract

The focus of this research in testing the applicability of location-based scheduling within the offshore oil and gas construction domain. The case investigated is a larger oil and gas field undergoing refurbishment in the Danish sector of the North Sea. The exploratory case study took a deductive approach by analyzing the existing location-based scheduling literature. The theoretical patterns allow testing the applicability of the theory in the offshore construction domain. Adapting the patterns from the construction context to the offshore oil and gas construction context. With the knowledge of why and how from a theoretical perspective, we analyzed the original oil & gas construction schedule which is based on critical path method. This analysis provides knowledge about how location-based scheduling is applicable from an industrial perspective. This paper contributes knowledge by testing the theory of location-based scheduling in the offshore oil and gas construction context.

Combining Lean Methods to Improve Construction Labour Efficiency in Renovation Projects

“…One of the first lean construction tools was the Last Planner System™ (LPS) (Ballard 2000) which has proven its ability to improve planning effectiveness, e.g., Alarcón et al (2005); AlSehaimi et al (2009); Ballard (2000); Lerche et al (2020a). Later, the lean construction tool Location-Based Scheduling (LBS) emerged (Kenley and Seppänen 2010) and proved its ability to compress construction schedules (Evinger et al 2013;Lerche et al 2019a;Lerche et al 2019b;Seppänen et al 2014). Takt Time Planning (TTP), which is similar to LBS (Seppänen 2014), has also shown its ability to compress schedules (Heinonen and Seppänen 2016;Lerche et al 2020b).…”