| Author | Pradhan, Sajen |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.CM-13-10 |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Engineering in
Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. CM-13-10 |
| Abstract | Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) activities are naturally full of variables and uncertainty and consist of many tasks which are to be performed in a sequence. Variation in timely completion of these tasks can be high and can have significantly negatively affect impact on project performance index and results in waste, inefficiency, and productivity loss. To execute an elementary construction task most efficiently, at least seven preconditions must be fulfilled. But due to construction peculiarities, these preconditions may not be satisfied, and thus the probability of missing one or many of these preconditions is greatly high and which results in failure of the project in terms of schedule overrun, cost overrun and disputes and claims. Thus improving the reliability of planning is the first step to have stable construction workflow, and as affect their will be high productivity and improved quality.
Studies have shown that to keep the workflow activity stable the use of collaborative and flexible planning method is the key. Thus, lookahead planning of Last Planner System (LPS) has been used for the research case study. Lookahead planning is a mid-level planning which take the activities from the overall project master schedules and aligns it with the short term crew-level commitments. Lookahead planning filters out scheduled activities that “should” be done but cannot be done and improves the success rate of completing the tasks assigned in weekly and daily plans. It achieves the above mentioned goals through:
1. Breaking down tasks into workable packages under the collaboration of Project head with those who execute the work
2. Identifying and removing constraints to make task ready for execution and
3. Designing operations through first run studies. |
| Keyword | Architecture; Engineering; Construction; Variables, Lookahead Planning; Last Planner System; Workflow |
| Year | 2013 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. CM-13-10 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chotchai Charoenngam; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Hadikusumo, Bonaventura H.W.;Santoso, Djoen San |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2013 |