TY  - CONF
TI  - Pull vs. Push in Construction Work Informed by Last Planner
AU  - Kalsaas, Bo Terje
AU  - Skaar, John
AU  - Thorstensen, Rein Terje
AD  - Professor, Dr.Ing School of Business and Law, Department of working life and innovation, University of Agder, 4846 Grimstad, Norway, Mobile +4797082582, e-mail: bo.t.kalsaas@uia.no
AD  - Lean Manager, Skanska Norway, 0271 Oslo, Norway, Mobile +4745869178, email: john.skaar@skanska.no
AD  - Senior lecturer, Department of Engineering Sciences, University of Agder, 4846 Grimstad, Norway, Mobile +4790932669, e-mail: rein.t.thorstensen@uia.no.
ED  - Seppänen, Olli
ED  - González, Vicente A.
ED  - Arroyo, Paz
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2015/07/29
T2  - 23rd Annual Conference of the  International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 23rd Annual Conference of the  International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Perth, Australia
SP  - 103
EP  - 112
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - The Last Planner System (LPS) is widely characterized as a pull system. In this paper the authors question if this characterization is correct. The authors argue that LPS applies a combination of pull scheduling and push control at the shop floor level. Line of balance and Takt-time Planning are also discussed. There are no findings that support that these techniques applied in combination with LPS change the authors’ main conclusion. The goal of this paper is to provide a better understanding of LPS and to contribute to the discussion of pull-push. The authors agree that pull may not always be the best option. The authors argue that choosing pull, push or a combination of the principles should be based on the production dynamic in question
KW  - Pull & push
KW  - Last Planner System (LPS)
KW  - Line of Balance
KW  - Location-based management systems (LBMS)
KW  - Takt-time planning (TTP).
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1217/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1217
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -