Project Production Control Implementation to Improve Construction Schedules

Every key performance indicator used to monitor a project’s construction progress emphasizes trade productivity or specific commodity run-down curves. Examples include productivity of welding by quantity of joints completed per day, quantity of NDT (Non-Destructive Test) inspection per day, etc.

By understanding that project production system is the collection of production systems comprising the interconnected network of processes and operations that represent all the work activities to execute a project from start to finish on the one hand and acknowledging 5-levers of project production management [1] on the other, this paper discusses the actual implementation of Project Production Control (PPC) to improve the performance of several production processes associated with the fabrication and assembly of a Central Processing Platform (CPP) Jacket. Fabrication work of an offshore mega project. CPP Jacket, specifically buoyancy tank was selected as it drives the critical path and requires the highest demand of capacity. 7 buoyancy tanks were built, with a total estimated weight of 2,200 metric-ton. These huge buoyancy tanks were designed to be reversed launching & self-upending of the jacket, easily retractable, and reusable for the next project ensuring sustainability. Results showed that an effective application of PPC positively impacted construction progress and productivity while exposing sources of detrimental variability as the focus of continuous improvement practices .

These results were supplements to conventional project management practices and the findings are of high impact to construction scheduling, planning and control.