Table of Contents
ABSTRACT i
UNDERTAKINGiii
CERTIFICATE v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
NOMENCLATUREix
LIST OF FIGURES xv
LIST OF TABLES xvii
LIST OF GRAPHS xix
CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Need for the study 1
1.2 Research Questions 1
1.3 Objectives 1
1.4 Scope of the work 1
1.5 Methodology 2
1.6 Contribution3
CHAPTER-2: LITERATURE REVIEW 5
2.1 Introduction 5
2.1.1 Lean Construction 5
2.1.2 Last Planner System 5
2.1.3 Barriers to implementation6
2.1.4 Cultural Barriers 7
2.1.5 Organizational Culture 7
2.2 Lean Construction 7
2.3 Last Planner System 8
2.4 Barriers to Implementation 9
2.5 Organizational Culture 10
2.6 Cultural Barriers 12
2.7 RESEARCH GAP 13
CHAPTER-3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 15
3.1 Research Approach and Method 17
3.2 Literature Review 18 xii
3.3 Data Collection 19
3.3.1 Interview 19
3.3.2 Questionnaire Survey 20
3.4 Data Analysis 21
3.4.1 Qualitative Data Analysis 21
3.4.2 Quantitative Data Analysis 23
3.5 Convergence of Data 25
3.6 Sample Size 25
CHAPTER-4: DATA COLLECTION 26
4.1 Primary Data26
4.1.1 Site Visits 26
4.1.2 Big Room Meetings 31
4.1.3 Interviews 35
4.1.4 Questionnaire 35
4.1.5 Site photos 36
4.2 Secondary Data37
4.2.1 Weekly Work Plan 37
4.2.2 Look Ahead Plan 37
4.2.3 Minutes of Meeting 38
4.3 Project Comparison 38
CHAPTER-5: DATA ANALYSIS 40
5.1 Literature Review 40
5.2 Interviews 41
5.2.1 Case Study 0142
5.2.2 Case Study 0243
5.2.3 Case Study 0344
5.2.4 Expert validation 47
5.3 Survey Analysis 48
5.3.1 Process for analyzing survey data 48
5.3.2 Structuring of the questionnaire from identified cultural barriers 49
5.3.3 Findings 51
5.4 Results 54
5.4.1 Critical cultural barriers 54
5.4.2 Internal Consistency 55 xiii
5.4.3 Correlation 56
5.5 Summary of findings 59
CHAPTER-6: CONCLUSION60
CHAPTER-7: Recommendations and Future Scope 61
7.1 Future Research 61
7.2 Industry Professionals 61
REFERENCES62
APPENDIX 71
Appendix A: Barriers identified from Literature 71
Appendix B: Cultural Barriers Matrix – Literature Review 74
Appendix C: Literature Review (Tabular Form) 75
Appendix D: Interview Questions80
Appendix E: Interview Transcripts 83
Appendix F: Big Room Meeting Transcripts 95
Appendix G: Questionnaire Survey 100
Appendix H: Case Study 01 – Thematic Analysis 110
Appendix I: Case Study 02 – Thematic Analysis 111
Appendix J: Case Study 03 – Thematic Analysis 112
Appendix K: Combined Cultural Barriers – Thematic Analysis 113
Appendix L: Results from the Questionnaire Survey 114