The Last Planner system was initially focused only on production control functions, trying to improve the match between SHOULD and CAN, CAN and WILL, and WILL and DID. A partial specification of SHOULD was introduced into Last Planner practice in 1998 with the pull planning of phase schedules. The next logical extension of Last Planner...

Many parties to the construction process have implemented lean construction practices to improve efficiency within their respective scopes of work. Academics have researched a wide range of these applications in an effort to assess barriers, benefits, and other associated impacts. One area of construction that is currently under-represented in lean literature is finishing contractors. The...

The hypothesis of this research is that the Last Planner System (LPS) in combination with the Kanban Method is better suited than conventional project production planning and controls to manage the design phase. In the Toyota Production System (TPS) the Kanban (sign board) is attached to the material or product and is pulled through the...

The construction industry has experienced many inspiring improvements. Especially two movements have introduced innovative design and construction practices: The advancement of lean thinking and tools and maturity in applying BIM and related concepts and technologies. Although Lean and BIM often thrive in the same culture, have many similar properties and strong potential synergies, they are...

Rather than applying BIM and Lean independently, integration of BIM features with lean principles would bring more benefits to the construction project design process in terms of improving information management. This paper studies the potential benefits of integrating BIM and Lean to improve information management in terms of reducing construction design problems associated with information...