Challenges of Performance Measurement in Lean Construction and the Last Planner System®: A Norwegian Case
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Lean Construction Journal. 2022, 40 24-40.Sammendrag
Question: How and why is performance measured in relation to Lean Construction (LC) and
the Last Planner System® (LPS®)? What are key challenges thereof, and how might
these be overcome?
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to add better understanding of performance
measurement in relation to LC and the LPS by addressing key challenges and provide
suggestions of how to overcome these.
Research Method: The paper draws upon a qualitative case study of a construction
company in Norway and its use of performance measurement in relation to the LPS.
Findings: The findings demonstrate that performance is measured in various ways and to
various extents in the case company. They also demonstrate that a more strategic
and systematic approach to performance measurement is needed to cope with the
challenges of measuring performance and to reap the benefits of LC and the LPS.
This includes sensitivity to social conditions related to performance measurement.
Limitations: The paper is based on a single case study in the Norwegian setting, and future
studies should seek to build on and refine the findings presented here.
Implications: If performance measurement, both in relation to the LPS and more generally
to LC is not sensitive to social issues, it might lead to avoidance and neglect at best,
and opportunism and abuse at worst.
Value for practitioners: The paper addresses key issues and challenges involved in
performance measurement in relation to LC and the LPS, and how practitioners
might reap the benefits and avoid pitfalls associated with performance
measurement.
Keywords: Performance measurement, Lean Construction, Last Planner System®,
challenges, conditions
Paper type: Full paper