Download PDFOpen PDF in browserA Last Planner System (LPS) Simulation Game in a Construction Schedule Course10 pages•Published: July 23, 2025AbstractThe Last Planner System (LPS) is one of the Lean Construction methods. The LPS is to develop a more reliable project schedule through collaboration among multiple ‘Last Planners’. A reliable work schedule in the LPS can be developed through different levels including weekly schedule. A weekly schedule should include the works which are ready for installation and screen out the work items which are not ready. This ‘make-ready’ process in developing weekly schedules is one of the key components in the LPS. Several simulation games had been developed to educate the LPS to construction practitioners and construction major students. The current LPS simulation games include simulation of several different components of the LPS. However, no current LPS simulation game simulates all the major processes in the LPS including the ‘make-ready’ process. A new LPS simulation game was developed to include all the major LPS processes and components including management of uncertainty. It was implemented in a construction schedule course in a Construction Management (CM) program at a college in the U.S. As a pilot study, students’ perception of the effectiveness of the game was evaluated. The results show that the newly develop LPS game was effective in learning.Keyphrases: last planner system, project scheduling, simulation game In: Wesley Collins, Anthony J. Perrenoud and John Posillico (editors). Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 61st Annual International Conference, vol 6, pages 241-250.
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