TY - CONF TI - Last Planner System Implementation Challenges C1 - Haifa, Israel C3 - 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction SP - 548 EP - 556 PY - 2010 AU - Porwal, Vishal AU - Fernández-Solís, Jose AU - Lavy, Sarel AU - Rybkowski, Zofia K. AD - Graduate Student, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, Ph: +1-979-450-3604, vishalporwal@gmail.com AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, Ph: +1-979-458-1058, jsolis@archmail.tamu.edu AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, Ph: +1-979-845-0632, slavy@archmail.tamu.edu AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, Ph :+1-979-845-4354, zrybkowski@tamu.edu ED - Walsh, Kenneth ED - Alves, Thais AB - Plan unreliability is a critical problem in the construction industry. Since the industry is fragmented and every project is unique, schedule delay is a common phenomenon. Ballard and Howell proposed that shielding construction and stabilizing work flow is a solution to this problem. These two researchers, along with other lean construction scholars, developed the Last Planner™ System (LPS)5 of Production Control through a series of experiments beginning in the early 1990‘s. LPS has become a popular tool among the lean construction community to stabilize work flow and make plans more reliable. However, LPS users and mentors report numerous challenges with implementation and use of this system. This paper discusses findings from a literature survey about the challenges faced by construction professionals during the implementation and use of LPS. The aim of this research effort was to identify the challenges faced by construction professionals during the implementation and use of LPS at both organizational and project levels. KW - Last Planner System KW - Organizational challenges KW - Project level challenges PB - T2 - 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction DA - 2010/07/14 CY - Haifa, Israel L1 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/686/pdf L2 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/686 N1 - Export Date: 28 March 2024 DB - IGLC.net DP - IGLC LA - English ER -