Using the Villego® Simulation to Teach The Last Planner System®
2014
Download PDFDOI: https://doi.org/10.60164/rznz0f273
Authors: Robert Warcup, Edward Reeve
Citation:
Warcup, R., and Reeve, E. (2014). Using the Villego® Simulation to Teach The Last Planner System® . In Lean Construction Journal pp. 01–15.
Abstract:
Research question: What type of learning and understanding can facilitators expect when teaching the Last Planner® System with the Villego® simulation?
Purpose: This paper studies the learning outcomes of teaching the Last Planner® System (LPS®) with the Villego® simulation.
Research method: Qualitative thematic analysis based on observations, surveys and interviews. Additionally, simulation scores are considered for each group of participants.
Findings: learning was influenced by the simulation to the extent that the simulation provided context rich experiences that helped participants understand lean concepts. Learning was also dependent on each participant’s attitude and emotions, which emerged from interviews and direct observation.
Limitations: only two groups participated in the simulation study: a small group of college students enrolled in a construction management class and a group of construction professionals in the commercial sector during two separate training events. Additionally, the study is purely qualitative in nature, which includes only an evaluation of participants through observations and open-ended questioning.
Implications: findings will help teachers, trainers, and consultants feel confident that lean principles and the Last Planner® are adequately understood by participants through use of the Villego® simulation. Therefore, construction professionals, designers, and architects alike can benefit from the simulation.
Value for practitioners: findings will help Villego® facilitators prepare to deliver the simulation and provide insight into possible learning outcomes.
Keywords: Last Planner® System, Villego®, pull-planning, simulation
Paper type: case study