TY  - CONF
TI  - Takt Planning: a Reinterpretation of Adjustment Mechanisms From the Perspective of Slack
C1  - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan
C3  - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33)
SP  - 330
EP  - 340
PY  - 2025
DO  - 10.24928/2025/0234
AU  - Fireman, Marcus C. T.
AU  - Binninger, Marco
AD  - Founding Partner at Climb Consulting Group and PhD Candidate at NORIE/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, marcus@climbgroup.com.br, orcid.org/0000-0001-5843-4715
AD  - Head of Lean Management at weisenburger bau GmbH, Germany, m.binninger@weisenburger.de, orcid.org/0009-0006-3274-2481
ED  - Seppänen, Olli 
ED  - Koskela, Lauri 
ED  - Murata , Koichi 
AB  - This paper offers a reinterpretation of takt planning through the lens of the slack concept, focusing on how adjustment mechanisms can address variability in construction projects. By analyzing 30 adjustment mechanisms identified in previous studies, the research evaluates how different types of slack (redundancy, flexibility, etc.) contribute to project stability. The study reveals that there is an intricate relationship between adjustment mechanisms in takt planning and the slack strategies, demonstrating that while takt planning is often criticized for its rigidity, it inherently integrates various forms of flexibility through slack strategies. The paper also highlights that there is a gap in addressing operational slack at the execution level, suggesting the need for deeper integration of micro-adjustments and day-to-day practices into formal takt planning frameworks.
KW  - Takt Planning
KW  - Slack
KW  - Flexibility
KW  - Complexity
KW  - Buffer.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33)
DA  - 2025/06/02
CY  - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2395/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2395
N1  - Export Date: 02 June 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -