Using Heat Maps To Determine Workspace in Construction

The construction job sites are highly dynamic and chaotic environment for both workers and management. To ensure efficient task performances, workspace is a key resource on construction sites.

6 Tips To Implement New Management Practices And Technologies Successfully

Implementing new technologies and management practices is all the rage in companies seeking to be on the knife’s edge in operational excellence.

Lean Opportunity Assessment: Improving the Supply Chain of Contractors

The delivery of construction projects often follows ‘business as usual (BAU) model. BAU has made poor project delivery pervasive in construction.

Does Critical Path Management Work?

The CPM concept is simply that the longest sequence of tasks, the critical path, will determine the duration of a project. Theoretically, that makes complete sense. The problem arises in execution. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

Last Planner System Versus SCRUM - Which One Should I Use?

LPS and Scrum share several similarities including the process of refining or breaking down large chunks of work into smaller-manageable-executable tasks which team members commit to complete in a reasonable time frame.

Greg Howell's Life and Contributions

He was born February 3, 1943 in Springfield, Missouri to Alvin Hinshaw Howell and Joyce Howell. He lived in Independence, Missouri before moving to Scottsdale, Arizona when he was in high school. Greg studied construction engineering at Stanford, was a member of the ATO fraternity, and played on the university rugby team.

Enabling Lean Design with Management of Model Maturity

Model Maturity Index (MMI) is a framework designed to describe the model progression in the BIM, using a series of levels increasing in maturity as the design process progresses towards a finalized design.

Protecting Yourself From Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)

Advanced work packaging (AWP) has gained a considerable following, particularly from the owner’s side. Heck, what could be wrong with planning the work in bite-sized chunks and getting improved craft productivity?

Last Planner® System or Advanced Work Packaging?

These cost and scheduling deviations often originate during the project planning stage. Moreover, several other problems related to quality, safety, environmental and the relationship between owners and contractors are also caused by planning failures.

Synergies between the Last Planner System and SCRUM

Historically, the greatest challenges in the construction industry are cost and schedule deviations that stem mainly from alterations in the sequence of activities, inefficient scheduling, and high waste rates of operational time, materials and operational efficiency.

Implementation Model of Lean Construction Concepts in Fast Building Projects

The model for implementing the Lean Construction philosophy in fast projects was developed during work carried out over more than one year with a general contractor in Brazil.