TY  - CONF
TI  - Preplanning Method for Multi-Story Building Construction Using Line of Balance
AU  - Mendez, Jr., Ricardo
AU  - Heineck, Luis Fernando M.
AD  - Doctoral Candidate, Pós-graduação em Eng. de Produção. E-mail: mendesjr@cesec.ufpr.br
AD  - Senior Lecturer, Departamento de Eng. de Produção. E-mail: gecon@eps.ufsc.br
PY  - 1998
DA  - 1998/08/13
T2  - 6th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 6th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Guarujá, Brazil
AB  - This paper reports one aspect of a research program devoted to the topic of production control in multi-story building construction. Preplanning using the line of balance technique attempts to solve planning problems by making production process clearer and simpler. A preplanning method is presented which needs little detailed information about productivities and work volumes and may be rapidly produced. The plan brings an overall view of the project by grouping the main activities that are highly interdependent. The concept on the best rhythm for each group of activities focus on the sequencie of work, continuity of labor team working and completeness rather than on pure schedule goals. Many characteristics of the method support lean construction concepts, such as waste elimination, variances minimization, flexible planning and scheduling sequencing. Using line of balance concepts also suggests some control tools which are being experimented on aplication cases and are briefly described.
KW  - Buildings
KW  - construction planning
KW  - lean construction
KW  - line of balance
KW  - preplanning.
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/53/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/53
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -