TY  - CONF
TI  - The Toyota Kata Methodology for Managing the Maturity Level of Last Planner® System
AU  - Perez-Apaza, Fernando
AU  - Ramírez-Valenzuela, Andre
AU  - Perez-Apaza, Juan D.
AD  - Civil Engineer, National University of Engineering, Perú, jfperez@uni.pe, orcid.org/0000-0003-0322-9110
AD  - Chief Executive Officer at Sonder Hub, Lima, Perú, raramirezv@uni.pe, orcid.org/0000-0003-4585-9946
AD  - Civil Engineer, Peruvian Union University, Perú, judipeap@gmail.com, orcid.org/0000-0003-2277-3189
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/07/14
T2  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
C3  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
CY  - Lima, Peru
SP  - 514
EP  - 523
DO  - 10.24928/2021/0194
AB  - The implementation of the Last Planner® System (LPS) generates reliable production flows in construction projects and improves the competitiveness of companies that adopt the system. Research shows a greater number of implementations in construction companies and also recognizes that the effectiveness of LPS in projects is not achieved due to partial, short-term implementations, and without continuous feedback. This paper describes a proposal for managing the LPS maturity level with the objective of implementing all the components of the methodology and developing the project organization. It proposes the use of a method based on the LPS maturity model proposed by the Lean Construction Institute and the Toyota Kata methodology, described by Myke Rother, to help organizations achieve improvement actions. The proposed methodology was evaluated in a case study and the results were compared based on literature regarding the level of adoption of the organizations implementing the LPS components. The results and indicators obtained were compared with studies on the implementation of LPS in projects.
KW  - Last Planner® System
KW  - lean construction
KW  - continuous improvement
KW  - toyota kata
KW  - maturity
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1888/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1888
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -