How Integrated Project Delivery Enhances Takt Planning Implementation Mission Bernal Care Complex Case Study

Takt planning and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) have become increasingly common topics in regard to Lean Construction. The purpose of this article is to explore and evaluate how IPD enhances and facilitates the implementation of Takt Planning.

Collaboration requires colocation! Tips for building your modern Big Room

One of the biggest challenges construction teams face is communication silos. The average project has dozens (if not hundreds) of team members, all coming from separate organizations and with different backgrounds, expertise and financial motivations.

Ready for a Lean Breakthrough? Repair-Co Shows You How to Fix the System, Not Just the Symptoms

The Repair-Co Game is a powerful lean simulation that reveals how most project inefficiencies stem from system failures, not individual mistakes. Learn how its extended version uses Ishikawa, Pareto, and 5 Whys to drive root-cause problem solving on construction projects.

Simulation Model for High Rise Buildings Construction

The construction industry is characterized by decentralized decision-making processes that span various tiers of workers. Earlier research has highlighted the pivotal role played by workers' trades and individual laborers in the decision-making landscape on construction sites.

How can kitting logistics improve on-site productivity in construction projects

Kitting is a material supply system that is employed to group different components into a package according to the assembly schedule [2]. Materials can be kitted task-based or location-based. Instead of bulk deliveries that require sorting and handling on-site, kits arrive tailored to the task, reducing time spent searching for parts which minimizes disruptions to work.

Five Executive Practices That Give Project Leaders an Edge

The skills project leaders require can be organized into five sets of integrated practice families. A practice family is a set of processes that together support collaborative work principles, resulting in enhanced quality, reduced costs, and quicker delivery times for capital projects.

Lean Construction: A Catalyst for Project Management Excellence

LC helps teams boost profit margins — especially for general contractors — by slashing inefficiencies and accelerating turnover. But this raises an important equity question: do all project participants, including subcontractors and labourers, share in these gains?

Data Quality: The Hidden Bottleneck Stalling Industry 4.0?

Poor data is a ubiquitous problem that plagues industries alike – from industrial manufacturers to property developers and construction companies.

Can Choosing By Advantages (CBA) Improve How We Select People in Construction Projects?

Within Lean Construction, Choosing By Advantages (CBA) has become one of the most recognized frameworks for sound, defensible decision-making. It has been successfully applied to design alternatives, material selection, equipment comparison, and a range of other technical scenarios across the AEC industry.

Ten Misconceptions in Traditional Construction Changed by Lean

I have always been interested in Psychology -- the study of the human mind. Early in my career I learned this important truism: Success and failure in life are the result of the solutions we choose to deploy. Life's challenges come at us in a constant stream and cannot be avoided.

How to Create Efficient and Effective Supply Chains

COVID 19, the war in Ukraine, industrial action at ports and several other factors, are causing supply chain challenges across all industries including engineering and construction. Additionally, project supply chains are known to be inherently complex and dynamic.

Building an internal lean infrastructure to scale up lean deployment in a company with over 10,000 employees

WasteWalk Observations have led to the identification of over $300MM worth of estimated and $52MM of actual net cost savings/added value on over 300 projects and yards. 2024 saw the highest employee engagement in WasteWalks since introducing them as a Building Smarter best practice in 2022.

Last Planner and Takt Software Directory

This directory contains all of the Last Planner and Takt Software on the market. We encourage you to do your own research, set up a call with the vendors, and choose the software that fits your needs. This directory is meant to make it easy to find, compare, and make the decision on which software you can use.