Last planner control system applied to a chemical plant construction

The main difference between the Last Planner production control system developed by Ballard and classical control systems is the way in which projects are controlled and planned. The Last Planner system focuses on controlling production units, workflows and the quality of the performed work. It also...

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Autores: Nieto Morote, Ana María, Ruz Vila, Francisco de Asís
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/4037
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/4037
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Project management
Last planner
Project performance
Proyectos de Ingeniería
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Resumo:The main difference between the Last Planner production control system developed by Ballard and classical control systems is the way in which projects are controlled and planned. The Last Planner system focuses on controlling production units, workflows and the quality of the performed work. It also permits the identification of the causes for the non-completion of planned work and decision making in accordance with the project requirements so that actions are timely and productivity is increased. The objective of this paper is to present the results obtained from implementing the Last Planner system in the construction department of a chemical company. In this department, an information flow problem was detected among its members, in which supervisors lacked knowledge about the work to be performed until the project had been perfectly designed. This problem often led to meant long delays in the projects. The results from Last Planner system implementation show that identifying the constraints of the planned work leads to an improvement in the percentage and quality of completed activities