Production Planning Using Location Based Management and ‘Takt’ Time: A Postmortem and Premortem

Abstract

The traditional focus on task management for construction project planning does not recognize the dynamics and interdependencies among tasks. Projects would benefit from a focus on production planning in an effort to better distribute resources and manage the allocation of personnel. This paper presents a postmortem analysis of a completed project that relied heavily on the critical path method (CPM) for project planning and a ‘premortem’ analysis of an ongoing project that is using pull planning techniques. The authors used data from these projects for recreating schedules and analyses using takt time analysis (TTA) and location based management techniques. Authors additionally utilized a location based management system to recreate the schedule using flowline to further analyze and identify ways for improving project efficiency. Anecdotal evidence is presented showing that these methods can reduce downtime and facilitate efficient usage of resources