TY - CONF TI - Assessing the Impacts of Implementing Lean Construction C1 - Sydney, Australia C3 - 13th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction SP - 387 EP - 393 PY - 2005 AU - Alarcón, Luis F. AU - Diethelm, Sven AU - Rojo, Oscar AU - Calderon, Rodrigo AD - Professor of Civil Engineering, Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Correo 22, Santiago, Chile, E-Mail: lalarcon@ing.puc.cl AD - Manager, Production Management Center, Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Correo 22, AD - Researcher, Production Management Center, Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Correo 22, Santiago, Chile, E-Mail: orojo@ing.puc.cl AD - Researcher, Production Management AB - Over the last 10 years an increasing number of companies have implemented lean construction practices in an attempt to improve performance in construction projects. Most companies, and also some researchers, have reported satisfactory results from their implementation. However, there is still a need to provide more extensive analysis of the empirical evidence available to assess the impact of the implementation of lean construction. The authors have researched the implementation of the Last Planner System and other Lean Construction techniques in over one hundred construction projects over the last five years. They have also developed strategies and support tools for implementation. This paper analyzes some of the main impacts observed in the studied projects, and some of the lessons learned from implementations. The paper discusses difficulties and barriers for implementation, productivity improvements, variability reduction and effectiveness of implementation strategies. The paper also provides recommendations for future implementation and research. KW - Implementation KW - Last Planner System KW - Information Technology PB - T2 - 13th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction DA - 2005/07/19 CY - Sydney, Australia L1 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/384/pdf L2 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/384 N1 - Export Date: 28 March 2024 DB - IGLC.net DP - IGLC LA - English ER -