Revolutionizing Work Process at Turner Construction Through Lean Construction

Turner Construction’s Lean design and construction process—With the intent to continuously improve the efficiency of the existing systems, Turner Construction has adopted the last planner system as their main means to implement the Lean design and construction principles within the organization. Last planner system is one of the predominant tools used to enhance planning and management of the construction projects. Though the system was initially conceived to be used for planning and production control, it grew to become a holistic system to support Lean planning and execution of the projects. In this paper, we will discuss the implementation of the last planner system at Turner Construction, the changes made to existing systems, and the need to integrate feedback from the construction sites and the personnel from the jobsites to develop effective Lean management strategies.