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VISUAL MANAGEMENTLEAN CONSTRUCTION 101

Benefits of Visual Management

This Post is the first of a series about Visual Management in Construction. The topics I will write about in the different posts will cover: a general overview and background, the meaning of VM, the benefits of VM.

VISUAL MANAGEMENTLEAN CONSTRUCTION 101

The Big Room as a Visual Management concept in Last Planner® System

In this post we will talk about the importance of the Big Room as a tool and a key element of Visual Management to guarantee the success in the implementation and follow up of the Last Planner System.

VISUAL MANAGEMENTLEAN CONSTRUCTION 101

The Power of Lean Visual Management in Construction

To understand the true impact that visual management has on the implementation of Lean Construction, we must go back to the origins of Lean. If you go to the basics of the Toyota Production System, you will see Visual Management everywhere.

VISUAL MANAGEMENT

An Introduction to Conventional Visual Management

Visual Management is a visual (sensory) communication strategy that is frequently used to realize Lean Construction goals at the operational level (i.e construction field, design office, facilities etc.). Visual Management emphasizes consciously employing simple yet effective cognitive concepts and artefacts.

VISUAL MANAGEMENT

What is the Internal Mechanism of Visual Management?

Regarding visual management, the central concern of practitioners is about the practicality of a tool. They often seek direct answers to the following questions: Which tool will help on their worksites?

VISUAL MANAGEMENT

How Visualizing Your Resources Can Lead to Better Flow and More Reliable Commitments

In an office, organizing the available resources and securing reliable commitments in the daily business is important.

VISUAL MANAGEMENT

Control The Last Planner System Using Visual Management

In line with the famous saying “no battle plan survives contact with the enemy”, construction production systems need solid mechanisms to control their projects on site. The Last Planner System and Takt Time Planning offer a collaborative and balanced method for planning in lean construction.

VISUAL MANAGEMENT

Top Ten Synergies between Lean Construction and BIM

In line with the famous saying “no battle plan survives contact with the enemy”, construction production systems need solid mechanisms to control their projects on site. The Last Planner System and Takt Time Planning offer a collaborative and balanced method for planning in lean construction.

VISUAL MANAGEMENT

Value Stream Mapping Applied to Lean Construction

Lean Construction is based on the studies of Professor Lauri Koskela in 1992 during his stay at Stanford University in California and his collaboration with Professors Glenn Ballard and Greg Howell.