Lean construction : implementing the last planner system on mining projects
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Govindasamy, T.
Bekker, M.C. (Michiel Christiaan)
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Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Abstract
The potential benefits of implementing the Last Planner System (LPS) on mining infrastructure
projects were explored through two case studies in the South African mining industry.
The first part of the study involved measurement of the impact of LPS through earned value
techniques on secondary project data. The second part sought to establish the lean construction
success factors leading to improvements in construction performance. This was done by means of
a research questionnaire distributed to the project owner’s teams, contracted parties, and the LPS
facilitators.
The results revealed a positive correlation between LPS application and planned percentage
complete. However, the performance achieved during the LPS pilot was not sustained. The success
factors and benefits considered most evident in the case study pilot differed among the three
stakeholder groups.
The findings are expected to guide construction stakeholders to better define performance
measures and focus on factors required to make LPS implementation more effective in the South
African mining sector.
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Success factors, Earned value management (EVM), Construction, Last planner system (LPS), Mining infrastructure projects, South Africa (SA), Mining industry, SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Citation
Govindasamy, T. and Bekker, M.C. 2024
Lean contruction: Implementing the Last
Planner System on mining projects.
Journal of the Southern African Institute
of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 124,
no. 1. pp. 15–24, doi : 10.17159/2411- 9717/1695/2024.