Advanced Last Planner® System (LPS) metrics for construction planning and control

Hamzeh, Farook; Khalife, Salam; Samad, Ghali El; Rizk, Lynn; Abou-Ibrahim, Hisham; Hattab, Malak Al; Emdanat, Samir

doi:10.1201/9780429458989-20

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“…This is accomplished using a second set of control metrics, leading metrics, to predict future performance. Most of these leading metrics are based on lean principles and support regular monitoring of planning reliability during the project execution phase (Hamzeh et al ., 2020). Therefore, adequate understanding and awareness of both types of metrics and their functionalities are crucial for the project’s control.…”

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“…The word cloud of these top-ranked functionalities showed that the main control concepts at the short-term level are flow management, resource allocation and management and commitment management. In addition, although improving continuous learning and measuring the quality of construction flow are essential functionalities of the short-term level of the schedule (Hamzeh et al ., 2019a, b, 2020), the control metrics of this level provide limited support for these functionalities. This issue can be considered more in future studies.…”

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“…Effective planning and control are essential to ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget and according to the defined objectives. Planning determines the project’s objectives and how to accomplish them, while control ensures that the project stays within its scope and achieves its objectives (Hamzeh et al ., 2020). To ensure the task remains on schedule and achieves the desired results, developing a set of metrics to monitor and analyze the project’s progress, performance and other vital dynamic aspects is a must.…”

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“…Most of the developed metrics are embedded within the last planner system (LPS), which is a production planning and control system based on lean principles designed to decrease variation and increase planning reliability (Hamzeh et al ., 2020). In this method, control metrics focus on assessing completed activities, identifying and analyzing reasons for noncompletion (RNCs), eliminating those reasons, planning reliability, constraint removal, resource workload and capacity, construction flow and more (Ballard and Tommelein, 2021; Sacks et al ., 2017).…”

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An advanced exploration of functionalities as the underlying principles of construction control metrics

Sheikhkhoshkar,

Bril El Haouzi,

Aubry

et al. 2024

SASBE

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PurposeIn academics and industry, significant efforts have been made to lead planners and control teams in evaluating project performance and control. In this context, numerous control metrics have been devised and put into practice, often with little emphasis on analyzing their underlying concepts. To cover this gap, this research aims to identify and analyze a holistic list of control metrics and their functionalities in the construction industry.Design/methodology/approachA multi-step analytical approach was conducted to achieve the study’s objectives. First, a holistic list of control metrics and their functionalities in the construction industry was identified. Second, a quantitative analysis based on social network analysis (SNA) was implemented to discover the most important functionalities.FindingsThe results revealed that the most important control metrics' functionalities (CMF) could differ depending on the type of metrics (lagging and leading) and levels of control. However, in general, the most significant functionalities include managing project progress and performance, evaluating the look-ahead level’s performance, measuring the reliability and stability of workflow, measuring the make-ready process, constraint management and measuring the quality of construction flow.Originality/valueThis research will assist the project team in getting a comprehensive sensemaking of planning and control systems and their functionalities to plan and control different dynamic aspects of the project.

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An advanced exploration of functionalities as the underlying principles of construction control metrics

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Bril El Haouzi,

Aubry

et al. 2024

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“…According to Hamzeh and Aridi (2020), some of the critical measures for the success of LPS implementation are; (i) Percent Plan Complete (PPC), (ii) Task Anticipated (TA), and (iii) Tasks Make Ready (TMR). In construction projects, various metrics are used to track and measure progress to aid planners in making critical decisions about time and cost savings .…”

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Analyzing the Influence of Organizational Culture in Projects using Last Planner System

Pancholi,

Devkar

2023

CEB

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The use of lean tools and techniques to reduce waste from the workflow has been prominently gaining popularity in the construction industry worldwide. Last Planner System (LPS) is one of such distinguished tools used by construction majors. Many research suggests that LPS plays a significant role in improving the collaboration among the project team members and the firm's organizational culture. This paper reports the intermediating effect of organizational culture on construction projects that implement the Last Planner System and also identifies the effect of LPS on the project's operational performance. Various survey items pertaining to each variable was identified and was validated through Content Validation. All the established items were then compiled into a questionnaire, and multiple data were collected from a variety of projects. The data were analyzed using bivariate correlation and multiple regression analysis. Additionally, the "organizational culture assessment instrument" was utilized to compare the organizational cultures of various construction sites. It was discovered that the Last Planner System had a positive but negligible relationship with the operational performance of the project, and the organizational culture. It was observed that all the projects implementing LPS had a balance culture. The contribution of this work is the knowledge that the implementation of the Last Planner System is not necessarily enhanced by culture to a great extent. However, it has a positive impact on both the operational performance of the project and the organizational culture.

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Advanced Last Planner® System (LPS) metrics for construction planning and control

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An advanced exploration of functionalities as the underlying principles of construction control metrics

An advanced exploration of functionalities as the underlying principles of construction control metrics

Analyzing the Influence of Organizational Culture in Projects using Last Planner System

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