TY  - CONF
TI  - Applying the Last Planner Control System to a Construction Project - A Case Study in Quito, Ecuador
C1  - Gramado, Brazil
C3  - 10th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
PY  - 2002
AU  - Fiallo C., Mario
AU  - Revelo P., Victor Hugo
AD  - Civil Engineer, M.Sc. Candidate at Central University of Ecuador (UCE), Assistant Researcher at Postgraduate Institute, Quito - Ecuador, 593-2-2296610, 593-9-9923905, FAX 593-2-2296610, mfiallo@interlap.com.ar
AD  - Civil Engineer, M.Sc. NORIE / Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (Brazil), Business Management Specialist (PPGA/UFRGS), Professor and Researcher at the Postgraduate Institute at Central University of Ecuador (UCE), Brasil 802 y Mariano Echeverría, Quito - Ecuador, 593-2- 2448754, 593-2-2244905, 593-9-9230808, FAX 593-2-2244905, likavito@interactive.net.ec , grupotsi@interactive.net.ec
ED  - Formoso, Carlos T.
ED  - Ballard, Glenn
AB  - Lean Construction is a new philosophy oriented toward construction production administration. It sets productive flows in motion in order to develop control systems with the aim of reducing losses throughout the process. One of these production control systems was designed by Ballard and Howell and is known as the Last Planner System (LPS). This system presents fundamental changes in the way projects are planned and controlled. The functions of the Last Planner System include: productive unit and work flow control, and completing quality assignments. In addition, it makes it easier to get to the root of the problems, and to make timely decisions regarding adjustments needed within the operation, in order to execute actions opportunely, thereby increasing productivity. The main objective of the study is to disseminate the results obtained from an application of the Last Planner System in a construction project in Quito, Ecuador. The results demonstrate that every time the contractor applies LPS, both the Percent Plan Complete (PPC) and the Performance Factor (PF) improve. The PPC and PF rates show an improvement trend every time the system is used.
KW  - Last Planner
KW  - Lean Construction
KW  - flow
KW  - productivity
KW  - project and planning control
KW  - production improvement.
PB  - 
T2  - 10th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
DA  - 2002/08/06
CY  - Gramado, Brazil
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/183/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/183
N1  - Export Date: 01 May 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -