TY - CONF TI - Implementing Takt-Time Planning in Construction to Improve Work Flow C1 - Oslo, Norway C3 - 22nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction SP - 787 EP - 798 PY - 2014 AU - Yassine, Tarek AU - Bacha, Mohammad Bassel Saleh AU - Fayek, Farah AU - Hamzeh, Farook AD - Civil Engineering Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, tmy03@mail.aub.edu AD - Civil Engineering Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, mms97@mail.aub.edu AD - Civil Engineering Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, fsf05@mail.aub.edu AD - Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, fh35@aub.edu.lb ED - Kalsaas, Bo Terje ED - Koskela, Lauri ED - Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu AB - Lean principles, as applied to the construction industry, are known to add value and reduce waste. One of the most critical principles of lean construction is to target continuous work flow in production and reduce variability. Key to achieving this target is producing to takt time which is the work pace or rhythm derived from demand. Takt ensures a continuous flow thus reducing waste. The actual calculation and implementation of takt time for the construction industry however, has been a debatable and ambiguous topic, thus complicating the process of applying takt. The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic method of calculating takt time and aligning various production rates accordingly in a Location Based Management System scenario. In order to achieve this purpose we will examine an infrastructure project as a case study, observe its current state and then improve it by amending production rates to conform to takt time. A flow line visualization planning software, VICO Control, will be used to demonstrate this production rate adjustment. As a result, we expect the outcome to provide proof of how takt time can improve construction workflow and suggest a systematic method of applying takt. KW - Takt time KW - continuous flow KW - catch pits KW - Lean construction work flow PB - T2 - 22nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction DA - 2014/06/25 CY - Oslo, Norway L1 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1023/pdf L2 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1023 N1 - Export Date: 19 March 2024 DB - IGLC.net DP - IGLC LA - English ER -