TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meghwani, Sanjana (PG180871)
AU  - Devkar, Ganesh A. (Guide)
TI  - Investigation of cultural barriers in the implementation of the last planner system (Soft copy is also available)
U1  - CPM TH-0361 
PY  - 2020///
N1  - 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
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