26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Chennai, India - 2018

https://doi.org/10.24928/2018/0476

Mastering Complexity in Takt Planning and Takt Control - Using the Three Level Model to Increase Efficiency and Performance in Construction Projects

Janosch Dlouhy1, Marco Binninger2, Svenja Oprach3 & Shervin Haghsheno4

1Research Fellow, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, +49-721-608-42168, [email protected]
2Research Fellow, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, +49-721-608-44124, [email protected]
3Research Fellow, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, +49-721-608- 44124,[email protected]
4Professor, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, +49-721-608-42646, [email protected]

Abstract

When scheduling a construction project, resource consumption, efficiency of the trades, external influences and the possible changes within the construction process must be taken into account. Hence, the complexity of the construction schedule and an exact planning is difficult. So often the time buffers are balancing the unexpected events. That’s the reason the full potentials of the construction project are often missed. The approach of Takt Planning and Takt Control (TPTC) offers a possibility to dimension buffers and schedule them transparently. This approach is often seen as a rigid and complicated procedure. The planning has to be adapted with a huge effort to changes in the construction process and therefore often does not show the real image of the construction site. The three-level model tries to structure the method for all participants. This paper aims to improve the simplicity of dimensioning value, time and activities in Takt Planning. Performance indicators can provide information about the dimensioning and its adaptation to the construction process. Thus, TPTC can be seen as a flexible method for controlling the complexity of construction planning and excellerate efficiency of the hole project.

Keywords

Lean construction, Takt, three-level model, complexity

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Dlouhy, J. , Binninger, M. , Oprach, S. & Haghsheno, S. 2018. Mastering Complexity in Takt Planning and Takt Control - Using the Three Level Model to Increase Efficiency and Performance in Construction Projects, 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction , 1365-1374. doi.org/10.24928/2018/0476

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