TY - CONF TI - Last Planner System: Experiences From Pilot Implementation in the Middle East C1 - Taipei, Taiwan C3 - 17th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction SP - 53 EP - 66 PY - 2009 AU - AlSehaimi, Abdullah AU - Tzortzopoulos, Patricia AU - Koskela, Lauri AD - Civil Engineer, MSc, PhD Candidate, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, 4th Floor, Maxwell Building, Salford, M5 4WT, UK. Email: A.O.Alsehaimi@pgr.salford.ac.uk AD - Academic Fellow, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, Salford, M5 4WT; UK, Email: p.tzortzopoulos@salford.ac.uk. AD - Professor of Theory Based Lean Project and Production Management, School of the Built Environment, SCRI, University of Salford, Salford, M5 4WT, UK, Email: L.J.Koskela@salford.ac.uk ED - Cuperus, Ype ED - Hirota, Ercilia Hitomi AB - The work described in this paper is devoted to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing Last Planner to improve construction planning practice in Saudi construction industry. Firstly, the primary results of implementing Last Planner System (LPS) in two construction projects in Saudi Arabia are presented. Action research strategy was undertaken with different data collection methods employed included interviews, observation and survey questionnaire. Secondly, benefits gained in terms of improving construction management practice are presented, the critical success factors for LPS implementation are discussed, and potential barriers for implementing LPS revealed from the studies are presented. The results demonstrated numerous benefits were gained in terms of improving construction planning and site management. The fact that the structural work in one of the sites finished two weeks ahead of schedule is a clear evident of this improvement. However, there are some potential barriers reported which hindered the achievement of full potentials of LPS. Finally, a comparison between the outcome of this study and some previous studies on Last Planner in other countries is briefly carried out. KW - Action Research KW - Construction Industry in Saudi Arabia KW - Construction Planning KW - Critical Success Factors and Barriers KW - Last Planner System. PB - T2 - 17th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction DA - 2009/07/15 CY - Taipei, Taiwan L1 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/621/pdf L2 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/621 N1 - Export Date: 16 April 2024 DB - IGLC.net DP - IGLC LA - English ER -