lean Construction Methodology & Last Planner Systems

I have heard of it but  inexperienced with this method

Check the below link

http://bdigital.eafit.edu.co/Libreria/PonenciaIVSibragec.pdf

Hi Shareef,

Firstly, Lean Construction is not a methodlogy, Lean Construction (Lean Thinking) is way of thinkig (philosophy)/Way of design a series and/or production system that will minmize waste of matrial, time, and efforts and maxmise added value.

Last Planner System (LPS) is a tool you could use to reach Lean construction outcome.

you can find more about this subject on;

1.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_construction

2.  http://www.leanconstruction.org/

3.  http://www.slideshare.net/tabdelhamid/lean-construction-introduction

Regards

Ahmad

Lean construction is a trend now more than a methodology, as one person in comments said - it is a thinking like, why do you wait for a crane, if you can take those parts and use old good planks for moving and many more... Find the bottleneck - measure it and then control it!