Can Last Planner® System Help to Overcome the Negative Effects of Design-Bid-Build?

Sergei Kortenko; Lauri Koskela; Patricia Tzortzopoulos; Shervin Haghsheno

doi:10.24928/2021/0184

Can Last Planner® System Help to Overcome the Negative Effects of Design-Bid-Build?

Sergei Kortenko, Lauri Koskela, Patricia Tzortzopoulos, Shervin Haghsheno

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Abstract

The design-bid-build (DBB) procurement method has negative effects on construction projects. To find out whether those effects found in the literature appear in the field and to find ways to overcome them, nine interviews with practitioners from the architecture, engineering and construction industry have been conducted. It was found that building a lean culture in the DBB projects and/or setting up a management system that acknowledges lean ideals can help to overcome the negative effects of DBB. Using compatibility assessments of teams and “add-ons” to the standard contracts such as FAC-1 (Framework Alliance Contract) or Construction Manager at Risk were also mentioned as ways to overcome the problems existing in DBB environment. It was found from the interviews that Last Planner® System supports tackling the existing problems of DBB in number of ways. It enables building lean culture in the DBB projects through improving communication, visualization, transparency and collaboration, building trust, enhancing mood and relationships, as well as overcoming claim culture. It does help to minimize the negative effects of the DBB procurement method on construction projects

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29)
Subtitle of host publication	Lean Construction in Crisis Times: Responding to the Post-Pandemic AEC Industry Challenges
Editors	Luis Fernando Alarcon, Vicente A. Gonzales, Danny Murgula, Xavier Brioso
Publisher	The International Group for Lean Construction
Pages	787-796
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9786124802546
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.24928/2021/0184
Publication status	Published - 14 Jul 2021
Event	29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Virtual Duration: 14 Jul 2021 → 17 Jul 2021 Conference number: 29 https://www.iglc.net/Home/ActiveConference

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Publisher	International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
ISSN (Print)	2309-0979
ISSN (Electronic)	2789-0015

Conference

Conference	29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Abbreviated title	IGLC2021
City	Virtual
Period	14/07/21 → 17/07/21
Internet address	https://www.iglc.net/Home/ActiveConference

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Kortenko, S., Koskela, L., Tzortzopoulos, P., & Haghsheno, S. (2021). Can Last Planner® System Help to Overcome the Negative Effects of Design-Bid-Build? In L. F. Alarcon, V. A. Gonzales, D. Murgula, & X. Brioso (Eds.), Proceedings of 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29): Lean Construction in Crisis Times: Responding to the Post-Pandemic AEC Industry Challenges (pp. 787-796). (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction). The International Group for Lean Construction. https://doi.org/10.24928/2021/0184

Kortenko, Sergei ; Koskela, Lauri ; Tzortzopoulos, Patricia et al. / Can Last Planner® System Help to Overcome the Negative Effects of Design-Bid-Build?. Proceedings of 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29): Lean Construction in Crisis Times: Responding to the Post-Pandemic AEC Industry Challenges. editor / Luis Fernando Alarcon ; Vicente A. Gonzales ; Danny Murgula ; Xavier Brioso. The International Group for Lean Construction, 2021. pp. 787-796 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction).

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Kortenko, S, Koskela, L, Tzortzopoulos, P & Haghsheno, S 2021, Can Last Planner® System Help to Overcome the Negative Effects of Design-Bid-Build? in LF Alarcon, VA Gonzales, D Murgula & X Brioso (eds), Proceedings of 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29): Lean Construction in Crisis Times: Responding to the Post-Pandemic AEC Industry Challenges. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, The International Group for Lean Construction, pp. 787-796, 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Virtual, 14/07/21. https://doi.org/10.24928/2021/0184

Can Last Planner® System Help to Overcome the Negative Effects of Design-Bid-Build? / Kortenko, Sergei; Koskela, Lauri; Tzortzopoulos, Patricia et al.

Proceedings of 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29): Lean Construction in Crisis Times: Responding to the Post-Pandemic AEC Industry Challenges. ed. / Luis Fernando Alarcon; Vicente A. Gonzales; Danny Murgula; Xavier Brioso. The International Group for Lean Construction, 2021. p. 787-796 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review