TY - CONF TI - Simplean: An Effective Tool for Optimizing Construction Workflow AU - Faloughi, Mazen AU - Bechara, Wissam AU - Chamoun, Joy AU - Hamzeh, Farook AD - Undergraduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, mjf05@mail.aub.edu AD - Undergraduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, wrb02@mail.aub.edu AD - Undergraduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, jac08@mail.aub.edu AD - Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, Beirut Riad El-Solh 1107 2020, Lebanon, Phone +961 1 350000 Ext: 3616, Farook.Hamzeh@mail.aub.edu ED - Kalsaas, Bo Terje ED - Koskela, Lauri ED - Saurin, Tarcisio Abreu PY - 2014 DA - 2014/06/25 T2 - 22nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction C3 - 22nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction CY - Oslo, Norway SP - 281 EP - 292 SN - 2309-0979 (ISSN) AB - Achieving continuous information flow and effective coordination between construction teams is becoming increasingly difficult with the increase in complexity of construction project organizations. Information has to travel through a busy bureaucratic structure and is often distorted, delayed or even deliberately hidden. The aim of this paper is to develop a solution to this problem that consists of a visual information software platform. The proposed software -SimpLean- allows easy and simple coordination of activities, staff and resources. Live information would be exchanged between construction teams via hand held electronic tablets. The software operation mechanism enables the application of Lean Construction concepts and the Last Planner® System (LPS®) with minimal training and adaptation time. Such software could be considered as a transition tool for contracting firms looking to implement Lean concepts, without requiring deep and radical process changes. The effectiveness of implementing the software in the construction environment is tested using computer simulation. KW - SimpLean KW - visual information systems KW - Lean Construction KW - transparency KW - Last Planner System. L1 - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1059/pdf UR - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1059 DB - IGLC.net LA - English N1 - Export date: 04 October 2026 ER -