IGLC.net EXPORT DATE: 3 May 2024 @CONFERENCE{Pereira2022, author={Pereira, Fernando and Farias, Thiago and Fireman, Marcus and Etges, Bernardo and Lopes, Leonardo }, editor={ }, title={Collaborative Method for Training and Implementing the Line of Balance}, journal={Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)}, booktitle={Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)}, year={2022}, pages={259-270}, url={http://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1962}, doi={10.24928/2022/0128}, affiliation={Lean Consultant at Climb Consulting Group, Graduate in Civil Eng. Federal University of São Carlos, UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. Civil Eng. fernando@climbgroup.com.br, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1584-2249 ; Consultant at Climb Consulting Group, Graduate in Civil Eng. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. thiago@climbgroup.com.br, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-7082 ; PhD Student, Postgraduate Program in Civil Eng.: Construction and Infrastructure, UFRGS, Porto Alegre 90035-190, Brazil, marcus@climbgroup.com.br, orcid.org/0000-0001-5843-4715 ; PhD Candidate, M.Sc. Eng., Founding-Partner at Climb Consulting Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, bernardo.m.etges@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3037- 5597 ; Lean Cooordinator, Graduate in Production Eng, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, leonardocamposlopes@hotmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6485-3908 }, abstract={The Line of Balance (LOB) is a planning technique that has been used for more than 30 years in construction. However, what is rarely discussed is how the LOB should be applied in projects already in progress. Thisresearch was developed in the Design Science Research (DSR) format and sought to analyze how LOB can bring about significant changes in the management of collaboration, planning and production. This paper puts forward a collaborative method of training on LOB in projects that are already in progress for which it draws on a two case studies on multifamily residential building. The benefits of LOB for those involved in the workshop were collected by gathering multiple pieces of evidence and analyzing the correlations. In the participants' perception, there are three main benefits concerning to adopting LOB: (i) understanding the sequencing of activities and how to achieve the uninterrupted flow of teams; (ii) assessing the risk of mobilization and remobilization; (iii) assessing milestone dates and constraints. Moreover, participants´ perception, the training had a excellent evaluation, and it contributed to increasing their collaboration and engagement in relation to the planning of the project. }, author_keywords={Lean Construction, Line of Balance, Collaboration, Visual management, Design Science }, address={Edmonton, Canada }, issn={2309-0979 }, publisher={ }, language={English}, document_type={Conference Paper}, source={IGLC}, }