Integration of Lean Con. and Building Information Modelling
things. The product is an end result of a series of processes; i.e., inflows have a great impact on
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workflow in construction projects. Skanska Finland Oy has used LPS to make their workflow more
predictable, as LPS is a systematic way of planning. They have acknowledged positive effects on their
work, and therefore, Skanskas CEOs have stated that their project people must start using LPS on
every project. Sakari Pesonen, executive manager, responsible for implementing lean in Skanska
Finland Oy, has stated that construction as a process can be compared to a rowboat, where all the
parties involved must stay in one rhythm to be successful. Any variation in rowing can and usually will
impact the whole project.
Employees at Skanska have witnessed that using BIM enables leaner processes. Thus they are trying to