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@CONFERENCE{Apgar2022,
author={Apgar, Becca  and Smith, James P.  and Copenhaver, Daryn  },
editor={ },
title={How Does Flow Impact Data Center Roofing Durations? A Case Study}, 
journal={Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)}, 
booktitle={Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)}, 
year={2022},
pages={681-692},
url={http://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1998},
doi={10.24928/2022/0175},
affiliation={Undergraduate Student, Civil and Construction Engineering Department, Brigham Young University,  Provo, USA, bapgar@byu.edu, orcid.org/0000-0002-8528-0544 ; Assistant Professor, Civil and Construction Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Provo,  USA, james_smith@byu.edu, orcid.org/0000-0001-8925-5680 ; 3Lean Innovation Manager, Mortenson Construction, daryn.copenhaver@mortenson.com },
abstract={Throughout the last few decades, a slow shift from the Critical Path Method to other, flow-focused scheduling methods has occurred in the industry. However, they have not yet been widely implemented by construction companies. This case study was conducted on a private data center project on a large site in which the project team has applied Takt time, pull planning, and location-based scheduling (i.e., Takt planning). The case study takes into consideration the roofing schedules for five buildings constructed over a span of three years and compares their total roofing task duration before and after the implementation of these techniques. The analysis has shown that a focus on flow and implementation of Takt planning on a large data center project decreases the overall duration of roofing construction tasks. This case study serves as a support for the transition from the traditional Critical Path Method to Takt planning or a flow-based approach since it has effectively decreased total roofing duration in this project. },
author_keywords={Takt planning, location-based management (LBM), flow, pull planning },
address={Edmonton, Canada },
issn={2309-0979 },
publisher={ },
language={English},
document_type={Conference Paper},
source={IGLC},
}