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Ahn, C R and Lee, S (2013) Importance of Operational Efficiency to Achieve Energy Efficiency and Exhaust Emission Reduction of Construction Operations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 404–13.

Bowen, P, Edwards, P and Lingard, H (2013) Workplace Stress Experienced by Construction Professionals in South Africa. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 393–403.

Fernandez-Solis, J L, Porwal, V, Lavy, S, Shafaat, A, Rybkowski, Z K, Son, K and Lagoo, N (2013) Survey of Motivations, Benefits, and Implementation Challenges of Last Planner System Users. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 354–60.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction management; Surveys; Planning; Percent plan complete (PPC); Last planner system; Five whys; Daily huddle meetings; Six sigma; Reasons charting and constraint analysis;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000606
  • Abstract:
    The number of construction project managers initializing the use of the Last Planner System of Production Control (LPS), an operating system for project management designed to optimize work flow and promote rapid learning, is rapidly increasing, motivated by industry trends and testimonials of its perceived benefits. This study, limited to the building sector, is a systematic literature and testimonial search of the perceived motivations and benefits or challenges for choosing LPS. It substantiates the claims of those perceptions through a structured survey of senior and mid-level managers. Quantitative statistical tools infer that practitioners who use LPS experience more reliable planning, better supply chain integration, and less work flow time. However, managers who directly implement LPS are faced with external resistance from clients and subcontractors, and feel that their organization does not offer the necessary incentives for adopting LPS, indicating a possible clash of paradigms. The case studies and testimonials were available in the literature referenced in the paper, but the survey and the method for analysis are new and have not been published elsewhere, either wholly or in part.

Forcada, N, Macarulla, M and Love, P E D (2013) Assessment of Residential Defects at Post-Handover. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 372–8.

Kang, Y, O’Brien, W J, Dai, J, Mulva, S P, Thomas, S P, Chapman, R E and Butry, D (2013) Interaction Effects of Information Technologies and Best Practices on Construction Project Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 361–71.

Lorterapong, P and Ussavadilokrit, M (2013) Construction Scheduling Using the Constraint Satisfaction Problem Method. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 414–22.

Solis, F, Sinfield, J V and Abraham, D M (2013) Hybrid Approach to the Study of Inter-Organization High Performance Teams. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 379–92.

Son, H and Kim, C (2013) Multiimaging Sensor Data Fusion-Based Enhancement for 3D Workspace Representation for Remote Machine Operation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 434–44.

Turkan, Y, Bosché, F, Haas, C T and Haas, R (2013) Toward Automated Earned Value Tracking Using 3D Imaging Tools. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 423–33.

Vaughan, J L, Leming, M L, Liu, M and Jaselskis, E (2013) Cost-Benefit Analysis of Construction Information Management System Implementation: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(04), 445–55.