Title
Factors influencing the use of last planner system methods: An empirical study in Peru
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Publisher(s)
The International Group for Lean Construction
Abstract
The Last Planner System™ (LPS) is a collaborative production and control system that has been implemented by some contractors in Peru in the last two decades. However, the full potential of its implementation has not been totally achieved. The aim of this research is to identify the most prominent factors that dictate the level of use of LPS methods. To achieve this objective, a survey was designed using variables found in previous research and informed by interviews with LPS experts. Ninety-five site engineers responded to the questionnaire. Data was analysed using reliability analysis and multiple linear regression. It was found that 'Trained staff', 'Good Decision-Making', and 'Commitment' are the factors with the highest scores. Nevertheless, 'Integration and Communication,' and 'LPS-knowledge' were found to be important to bring the successful implementation of LPS methods whilst 'Resistance to Change' and the 'firm size' constraint implementation. The findings suggest that 'Integration and Communication', 'LPS-knowledge', and 'Resistance to Change' are not independent factors, thus, the need to explore second-order factors influencing their variability. Such dependency could be found at the firm and institutional levels. Further research can be extended to the development of a prescriptive model for LPS implementation in construction firms.
Start page
1457
End page
1468
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería arquitectónica
Ingeniería civil
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85078302155
Conference
27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC 2019
Sponsor(s)
The author would like to thank the graduate student at PUCP, Fabrizio Alarcon, who kindly collected the data at the construction sites. The author also thanks LCI (Peru) Chapter for the diffusion of the online questionnaire.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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