There are many testimonials from contractors of productivity and schedule improvements, after implementing lean initiatives. Are any of these testimontials...
Greetings,I am Wilbur from MSU. I was recently reading some contractor testimonials in an August 2002 edition of Constructech where they mentioned increases in...
Hello Wilbur, What do you mean by verified? I would have thought that a testimonial was a type of verifiction. It is difficult to see how the judgement of a...
Guys, We could of course also conceptualise the company as a pluralistic arena where different interest groups are advocating different improvement recipes....
An interesting point Stuart. One would have to assume that a decision has been taken by properly authorised individuals within the company and that that this...
Opinions are opinions - neither right nor wrong. We can point to the basis of our opinions. These may or may not be grounded on claims for the truth: "The...
Hello everyone, I am Samarth from MSU, I was reading a chapter on Lean construction and I understood that its important to have cross functional teams for...
Hello everyone, I am Lipika from MSU, I was reading a chapter on Lean construction and though I do not challenge the validity of lean for big and established...
Hello Everyone, My name is Adam Lawver from Michigan State University. After reading literature about applying lean methods to construction projects or ...
There is considerable benefit in having greater participation by the owner prior to construction, and particularly during the project planning phase....
Greetings everyone, I am Wilbur from MSU. I recently read that lean scheduling improves upon the CPM method but has drawbacks which requires a commitment from...
Wilbur, If you when you refer to "Lean Scheduling" you are referring to "Pull Scheduling" then yes it is an improvement over the CPM method which is push...
Lipika, We ask small construction companies to use project management tools. Why shouldn't small ýcompanies in construction use Lean Construction if we know...
... a contractor's testimonial should serve as verification, it would be difficult to top his perspective and that if verification was attempted the same...
Yes. After all, as Shingo told us, checking is a form of waste. I think the really important question to ask of these testimonials is, 'how exactly did you...
Thanks for your reply. Your points are well taken and I will share them with my associates. I would add that not only is the question of 'how exactly did you...
Greetings everyone. I recently read in an October, 2006, article from Bricker & Eckler LLP, entitled "Lean Scheduling: An Innovation in Construction...
I hope this doesn't come as a surprise, but many, many contractors in the US don't even know how to develop and maintain a CPM schedule. They don't even know...
Hello everyone. This is Lipika and like wilbur i too read the article entitled "Lean Scheduling: An Innovation in Construction Scheduling", and As much as I...
I am Michael from MSU, thanks Mr Douglas. My query is about what you tackled in the last paragraph. True, the trades are learning to utilise the tools of lean...
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I am Michael from MSU, thanks Mr Douglas. My query is about what you tackled in the last paragraph. True, the trades are still learning to utilise the tools...
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Hi, I'm Hal Macomber from Lean Project Consulting, one of the few firms teaching and coaching companies to use lean construction approaches. There are a few...
I am Chris Ellins, Managing Director of Total Flow. My team have been developing a model of Lean Construction for over a year - we have called it Total Flow...
- is not actually scheduling, it is control This has been an interesting discussion, but, while the article in question provides a good summary for a legal...
One other observation on Mr Ellins' comment about the roots of lean construction in the manufacturing context. Once again, this may be more important to us in...
Great feedback. Thanks. We will explore the significance of this with our UK contractors. Chris Ellins Disclaimer: The information in this message is...
From an owner's perspective, how long should we expect to budget if we would like our project to follow lean practices? It seems it all comes down to...
This is Ryan Smith, the architect of the group. I am a professor at the University of Utah. I am new to the group and hope to become more engaged as time...
Hi, all I am a graduate student in Construction Management of Michigan State University. I have read lean construction introduction, and it is said the lean ...
