TY  - CONF
TI  - An Overview, Analysis, and Faciliation Tips for Simulations That Support and Simulate Pull Planning
C1  - Oslo, Norway
C3  - 22nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
SP  - 1483
EP  - 1494
PY  - 2014
AU  - Tsao, Cynthia C.Y.
AU  - Draper, John
AU  - Howell, Gregory A.
AD  - Owner, Navilean; Senior Associate, Lean Project Consulting; Adjunct Faculty, Wentworth Inst. of Technology; Brookline, MA, 02445, USA, Phone +1 510/593-4884, research@navilean.com
AD  - Associate Principal, Lean Project Consulting, Phone +1 571/235-9596, jdraper@leanproject.com
AD  - Retired, Lean Construction Institute, Phone +1 (208) 726-9989, gah2343@gmail.com
ED  - Kalsaas, Bo Terje
ED  - Koskela, Lauri
ED  - Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu
AB  - Pull Planning is an essential component of the Last Planner® System (LPS). It helps define how work will be handed off from one project performer (e.g., owners, designers, contractors, and suppliers) to the next. It illustrates how work is balanced between project performers to better support a project takt time, i.e., work completion rhythm. It encourages project performers to have conversations earlier about how to handle physical interfaces between components that may at first seem plausible in design but end up being much more challenging to accomplish in construction. Due to the importance of Pull Planning and the fact that it is a typical first step for lean implementation on Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) projects, project teams that have limited Lean Construction experience can use a variety of simulations to ensure better participation during actual Pull Planning efforts. Thus, to help accelerate the rate of Pull Planning learning and successful implementation in the AEC industry, this paper will provide an overview of simulations that have proven to be effective in supporting and simulating Pull Planning. It will discuss how they prepare project teams for actual Pull Planning efforts and provide insight into facilitation techniques based on the authors’ experience. It will address differences in teaching Pull Planning within an academic versus industry setting. In closing, we will provide a guide as to which simulations to prioritize when faced with limited time for educating students or training project teams.
KW  - Pull Planning
KW  - phase scheduling
KW  - simulation
KW  - facilitation
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T2  - 22nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
DA  - 2014/06/25
CY  - Oslo, Norway
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/977/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/977
N1  - Export Date: 18 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -