Tag: Lean
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Why construction needs to lean into better mentorships
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Nelson Frech is senior project manager in the Indianapolis office of Skender Construction. Opinions are the author’s own. The construction industry is at a crossroads. Projects continue to grow in scope and complexity, driven by increased technical…
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Lean and Digital Construction – AEC Business
One of the core aspects of lean construction processes is that it proposes a more robust bottom-up process that is constantly reconciled with the situation on the ground. From this perspective, the construction 4.0 initiatives and lean construction processes can significantly benefit from each other. Their synergies lie across the whole construction process, from early…
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Lean 4D Brings Minute-Level Scheduling to Construction Projects
Construction projects are notoriously prone to schedule overruns. Lean 4D, a Finnish consulting company, provides BIM-based project planning services that significantly improve contractors’ chances of hitting their targets. Jouni Ojala, the founder of Lean 4D, showed me how they work and use the capabilities of modern BIM technology. Jouni Ojala has been an entrepreneur for…
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Lean Construction – An Owner’s Perspective
These two videos by Eric Ahlstrom are a crash course in lean construction from the owner’s perspective. Part 1 Part 1 briefly describes why a different system is needed for our projects. Part 2 Part 2 describes some of the Lean methods and contract strategy. The post Lean Construction – An Owner’s Perspective appeared first on…
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Lean Construction – Pull Planning Explained
In this lean construction video Jason Mayes, Chair of the Beck Lean Committee, explains what pull planning is in practice. It is one of the tools of the Last Planner® System. The post Lean Construction – Pull Planning Explained appeared first on AEC Business. View the original article and our Inspiration here