A quantitative analysis of production planning and control metrics: impacts of the Last Planner System and factors that affect its effectiveness

Authors

  • Camile Borges Moura UFRGS
  • Carlos Torres Formoso NORIE - UFRGS

Keywords:

Planejamento e Controle da Produção. Last Planner. Medição de Desempenho.

Abstract

 

Much effort has been made for improving the performance of the production planning and control process in the construction industry through the implementation of the Last Planner System of Production Control (LPS). Despite the wide dissemination of Last Planner in different countries, very few quantitative analyses have been undertaken on the impact of its implementation and on the factors that affect its effectiveness. Using an existing database, this study aims to assess the impact of the effectiveness of Last Planner based production planning and control systems on the performance of construction projects in terms of cost and time. This investigation has also analyzed the impact of a set of site management practices on the effectiveness of those planning systems. Several analyses were carried out using regression analysis techniques. In spite of some limitations on the data available, the study discusses the influence of Last Planner on project performance, and of the importance of site management best practices on the effectiveness of planning and control.

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Author Biographies

Camile Borges Moura, UFRGS

Eng. Civil, Mestre em Engenharia pela UFRGS (2008)

Carlos Torres Formoso, NORIE - UFRGS

possui graduação em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1980) , mestrado em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1986) , doutorado em Engenharia Civil pela University of Salford (1991) e pos-doutorado pela University of California - Berkeley (2000) . Atualmente é Professor Adjunto IV da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Editor da Revista Ambiente Construído do Associação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído, Membro da International Group For Lean Construction, Pesquisador do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, do Ministério das Cidades, Consultor Ad Hoc do Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Consultor Ad Hoc do Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior e Consultor Ad Hoc da Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos. Tem experiência na área de Engenharia Civil , com ênfase em Construção Civil. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Sistemas especialistas, Planejamento em Construção, Construções Habitacionais.

AC, v. 9, n. 3, jul./set. 2009

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Published

2009-10-06

How to Cite

MOURA, C. B.; FORMOSO, C. T. A quantitative analysis of production planning and control metrics: impacts of the Last Planner System and factors that affect its effectiveness. Ambiente Construído, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 3, p. 57–74, 2009. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ambienteconstruido/article/view/7695. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

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Vol. 9 No. 3 (2009)

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