TY  - CONF
TI  - Dispelling the Complexity Myth: Founding Lean Construction on Location-Based Planning
AU  - Kenley, Russell
AD  - Professor of Construction. School of Built Environment, Unitec New Zealand, Private Bag 92025, Auckland, New Zealand, Phone +64 9815 4321 (7374), FAX +64 9815, rkenley@unitec.ac.nz
PY  - 2005
DA  - 2005/07/19
T2  - 13th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 13th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Sydney, Australia
SP  - 245
EP  - 251
AB  - There has been a recent trend toward believing that projects are complex, unpredictable and that control systems of late intervention such as Last Planner are necessary to solve the problem. The complexity assumption is challenged in this paper, and it is shown that the some of the apparent complexity arises from a simple mathematical problem which is easily resolved—and thus better planning becomes not only possible but a better solution. A complex refurbishment project is used to illustrate the different approaches and to show where apparent complexity arises. It is then shown how under normal planning methods the sites are asked to resolve an intractable problem. They do their best, but they have been let down by the planners.
KW  - Flowline
KW  - Complexity
KW  - Chaos
KW  - Location-based
KW  - Scheduling.
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/370/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/370
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -