https://doi.org/10.24928/2022/0128

Collaborative Method for Training and Implementing the Line of Balance

Fernando Pereira¹, Thiago Farias², Marcus Fireman³, Bernardo Etges⁴ & Leonardo Lopes⁵

¹Lean Consultant at Climb Consulting Group, Graduate in Civil Eng. Federal University of São Carlos, UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. Civil Eng. [email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1584-2249
²Consultant at Climb Consulting Group, Graduate in Civil Eng. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. [email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-7082
³PhD Student, Postgraduate Program in Civil Eng.: Construction and Infrastructure, UFRGS, Porto Alegre 90035-190, Brazil, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0001-5843-4715
⁴PhD Candidate, M.Sc. Eng., Founding-Partner at Climb Consulting Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, [email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3037- 5597
⁵Lean Cooordinator, Graduate in Production Eng, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, [email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6485-3908

Abstract

The Line of Balance (LOB) is a planning technique that has been used for more than 30 years in construction. However, what is rarely discussed is how the LOB should be applied in projects already in progress. Thisresearch was developed in the Design Science Research (DSR) format and sought to analyze how LOB can bring about significant changes in the management of collaboration, planning and production. This paper puts forward a collaborative method of training on LOB in projects that are already in progress for which it draws on a two case studies on multifamily residential building. The benefits of LOB for those involved in the workshop were collected by gathering multiple pieces of evidence and analyzing the correlations. In the participants' perception, there are three main benefits concerning to adopting LOB: (i) understanding the sequencing of activities and how to achieve the uninterrupted flow of teams; (ii) assessing the risk of mobilization and remobilization; (iii) assessing milestone dates and constraints. Moreover, participants´ perception, the training had a excellent evaluation, and it contributed to increasing their collaboration and engagement in relation to the planning of the project.

Keywords

Lean Construction, Line of Balance, Collaboration, Visual management, Design Science

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Reference

Pereira, F. , Farias, T. , Fireman, M. , Etges, B. & Lopes, L. 2022. Collaborative Method for Training and Implementing the Line of Balance, Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) , 259-270. doi.org/10.24928/2022/0128

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