32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32) - Auckland, New Zealand - 2024

https://doi.org/10.24928/2024/0197

Last Planner System: Pull Planning as a Documentation Management Tool in Photovoltaic Projects

João P. P Vieira1, Fernanda M. Pimentel2, Bernardo M. B. S. Etges3, Jayane N. F. Silva4, Pedro H. Bonkowsky5, Cassiano Bronholo6, Marcus C. T. Fireman7 & Bogdan Bungardi8

1 M.Sc. Eng., Lean Consultant at Climb Consulting Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0003-0292-2570
2Lean Consultant at Climb Consulting Group, Graduate in Civil Eng. at Pucrs, Porto Alegre, Brazil. [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0003-0230-4326
3PhD Candidate, M.Sc. Eng., Founding-Partner at Climb Consulting Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-3037-5597
4Eng., Planning and Cost at Motrice Energy Solutions | BN Engineering, São Paulo, Brazil, [email protected]
5Lean Consultant at Climb Consulting Group, Graduate in Civil Eng. at University of Taubaté, Taubaté [email protected]
6Project Coordinator at Climb Consulting Group, Post Graduated in Engineering Commissioning at Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. [email protected]
7PhD Candidate, M.Sc. Eng., Founding-Partner at Climb Consulting Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0001-5843-4715
8PhD Candidate Politehnica University Timisoara, Project Manager at Goldbeck Sollar, [email protected]

Abstract

The article discusses the application of the Last Planner System (LPS) in the context of infrastructure projects, focusing specifically on the renewable energy sector. A Brazilian company specialized in the design and construction of photovoltaic plants was chosen as the research scenario. LPS was introduced to the company as a tool for production control and management, providing stability to the production system. This article explores the application of LPS in design management, highlighting the complexity of the construction design process and proposing the integration of LPS principles into design management. Pull planning was incorporated into design management to establish a reliable flow in the iterative work performed by designers. The pull planning process is described in detail, including the creation of process flows, document analysis, board assembly, milestone definition, task segmentation of process flows, and weekly schedule structuring. Challenges were identified during the practical application of the tool, leading to the conclusion that there is room for improvement. In summary, this study demonstrates the potential of LPS and pull planning in improving the management of infrastructure projects, with a specific emphasis on documentation and design management in photovoltaic projects.

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Vieira, J. P. P. , Pimentel, F. M. , Etges, B. M. B. S. , Silva, J. N. F. , Bonkowsky, P. H. , Bronholo, C. , Fireman, M. C. T. & Bungardi, B. 2024. Last Planner System: Pull Planning as a Documentation Management Tool in Photovoltaic Projects, Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32) , 72-83. doi.org/10.24928/2024/0197

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