33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33) - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan - 2025

https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0107

Building the Capabilities for Takt Production Performance Measurement

Jaakko Riekki1, Joonas Lehtovaara2, Olli Seppänen3 & Antti Peltokorpi4

1Doctoral Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-0306-2165
2Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-4761-3811
3Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-2008-5924
4Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, [email protected]:, orcid.org/0000-0002-7939-6612

Abstract

Decades into the digital age, we are still struggling to manage construction production based on data. Past lean construction research has developed management processes such as takt production that use data; however, little attention has been paid to the data collection and processing capabilities. This study explored the challenges of building these capabilities. First, we sought potential performance measures and identified their data source requirements. Second, we examined the database of an ongoing takt production multiple case study to uncover the suitability of prevalent production-related data to fulfil these requirements. We found that progress tracking data was mostly available in all projects although not always of high quality. However, issue tracking and quality control data were predominantly either missing or disorganized. Furthermore, indicators were hardly produced even when data was available. Despite shortcomings in the observed data handling capabilities, encouraging practices were also observed. As a conclusion, we propose that standard operating procedures and technology integration are pivotal for building data-based performance measurement capabilities in construction, especially in takt production. While a detailed roadmap of developing these capabilities is a task for future research, we propose that raising awareness about data management practices is a crucial step in that direction.

Keywords

Takt production, Key performance indicators, Data-driven management, Capabilities

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Riekki, J., Lehtovaara, J., Seppänen, O. & Peltokorpi, A.. (2025). Building the Capabilities for Takt Production Performance Measurement. In Seppänen, O., Koskela, L., & Murata , K. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33) (pp. 400–411). https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0107

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Riekki, J., Lehtovaara, J., Seppänen, O. & Peltokorpi, A.. (2025). Building the Capabilities for Takt Production Performance Measurement. IGLC33. https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0107

 

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