Customizing the Last Planner System Components to Plan and Monitor Typical Concrete Cycles

The last planner system (LPS) has been proven to be a beneficial technique in the lean construction sector for stabilizing workflow and improving the reliability of plans. To integrate LPS into the processes of an organization, its standardization and customization are prerequisites to meet the organization’s specific needs and seamless data management. Real estate development in tier-1 cities in India usually demands the fast-paced construction of multi-story buildings with typical floor layouts. On the other hand, in such high-rise construction projects, delays in the concrete cycles add up and can cause the project to be delayed. Thus, it is imperative to plan and monitor each concrete cycle in a systematic way that can yield a summary of productivity analysis, resource consumption analysis, and variations analysis, along with visual and root cause analysis. As these concrete cycles usually have a duration ranging from one to two weeks, two components of the LPS—make-ready planning and weekly look-ahead planning—are required to customize and emerge into one standard template. This study discusses the adopted framework to prepare standard templates for different formwork systems used on different project sites of Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering and Construction. The study also discusses key findings and novel benefits that could be realized by adopting the developed framework.