TY  - CONF
TI  - Reduction of Floor Cycle Time Variability in High-Rise Building Construction
C1  - Auckland, New Zealand
C3  - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32)
SP  - 190
EP  - 201
PY  - 2024
DO  - 10.24928/2024/0139
AU  - Cossio, Bernardo de
AU  - Murguia, Danny
AU  - Cossio, Jorge Gonzalez de
AU  - Cossio, Jorge Antonio Gonzalez de
AD  - Senior Project Manager, ITN de Mexico, Mexico, bcossio@itnmexico.com, orcid.org/0009-0005-3556-8629
AD  - Senior Research Associate, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, dem52@cam.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0003-1009-4058
AD  - Director, ITN de Mexico, Mexico, jcossio@itnmexico.com, orcid.org/0009-0001-4949-827
AD  - Senior Project Manager, ITN de Mexico, Mexico, acossio@itnmexico.com, orcid.org/0009-0005-0963-5621
AB  - High-rise building construction projects, characterized by their inherent complexity and susceptibility to unpredictable variations such as complex logistics, weather, and resource availability, often face challenges in maintaining schedule reliability. Despite the potential for optimization due to the repetitive nature of high-rise structures, traditional planning methods struggle to address the cascading effects of variability, resulting in long cycle times for completed floors and frequent shifts in estimated completion dates. This paper presents the outcomes of implementing a Last Planner System (LPS)-based strategy for the structural frame of two high-rise buildings. Key performance metrics such as cycle time, production rates, and labor productivity were chosen to evaluate the impact. The findings demonstrate that detailed operational planning and interventions to support continuous improvement reduce the floor cycle time and its variability. Furthermore, the results offer tangible evidence of actual performance, providing practitioners with the necessary data to create more realistic master plans. This approach enhances the operational efficiency of high-rise construction projects and contributes to the broader understanding of effective strategies for managing schedule variability.
KW  - Phase scheduling
KW  - flow
KW  - variability
KW  - continuous improvement
KW  - standardization.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32)
DA  - 2024/07/01
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2211/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2211
N1  - Export Date: 25 April 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -