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1 Trending Now: Lean Construction Top 10 Topics Bryan Bernardo, Kitchell Contractors March 2, 2018

2 LCI At-A-Glance: Vision, Goals, Key Programs

LCI At-A-Glance As of Dec 2017: LCI Communities of Practice: 219 Corporate Members 34 Owner Members 31 Communities of Practice Available Training Blocks: Business Case for Lean (90 Minutes)

4 LCI At-A-Glance As of Dec 2017: LCI Communities of Practice: 219 Corporate Members 34 Owner Members 31 Communities of Practice Available Training Blocks: Business Case for Lean (90 Minutes) Introduction to Lean Project Delivery (5 Hours) Mindset of an Effective Big Room (4 Hours) Business Case for Lean (90 Minutes) Introduction to Lean Project Delivery (5 Hours) Introduction to Lean Project Delivery Webinar (90 Minutes) Mindset of an Effective Big Room (4 Hours) Last Planner System (4 Hours) Publications for Sale: LEARN MORE AT LEANCONSTRUCTION.ORG Transforming Design and Construction: A Framework for Change William R. (Bill) Seed, Executive Editor Target Value Design: Introduction, Framework & Current Benchmark Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard Target Value Delivery: Practitioner Guidebook to Implementation Current State 2016 Kristin Hill, Katherine Copeland and Christian Pikel, Executive Editors This is Lean: Resolving the Efficiency Paradox Niklas Modig and Pär Åhlström

5 Goals for Lean Construction

6 Goals of Lean Construction We are at the beginning of a transformation in the engineering and construction Industry A new way of thinking A new way of delivering design and construction services Improve the way we build 6

7 Goals of Lean Construction Focus on how to bring more value to the clients we serve Value includes: Safer job sites (zero injuries) Quality assurance (zero defects) Sustainable (net zero efficiency) Unique solutions (pre-fabrication) 7

8 Goals of Lean Construction Results: Reduce time to design and construct Reduce cost to deliver projects Improve profitability 8

9 Goals of Lean Construction How do we do it? Start to develop an awareness about the 8 wastes 9

10 Goals of Lean Construction As we get better at identifying waste: Practice Continuous Improvement and Learning Pursue perfection 10

11 Top 10 Lean Tools

#10 Seven Basic Wastes The goal of Lean is to eliminate all waste 1. Transportation Moving of people and/or material 2. Inventory Delivered too early, too much 3.

12 #10 Seven Basic Wastes The goal of Lean is to eliminate all waste 1. Transportation Moving of people and/or material 2. Inventory Delivered too early, too much 3. Motion Looking for tools, material or information 4. Waiting Times Delay in moving to the next step 5. Overproduction More, or earlier, than needed 6. Over processing Multiple approval levels/extra steps 7. Defects Poor quality, errors or re-work 8. Unused Human Potential Employee creativity 12

13 #9 Just In Time Delivery (JIT) Minimize transportation, inventory, motion and overproduction waste Promote opportunities for prefabrication Benefits: Safer work environment Minimize damage to material and surrounding materials Increase quality 13

14 #8 Muda Walks Go and See Muda means waste in Japanese Is there Flow? Go to work area to watch what happens Is there Waste? Treasure Hunts (a.k.a. motion waste) Are there Standards? Can t improve if they don t exist Equipment maintenance & utilization Ask: Why? (5 times) Ask: How can we make it easier for you to do your job? Fix Problems Now!! 14

15 #7 Value Stream Mapping Map out current process for getting work done Look for steps that are redundant Look for non-value steps that can be removed Physically walk the route of the process or task Benefits: Gain agreement on best process Establish standards 15

16 #6 A3 Thinking 16

17 #5 - Kaizen Kaizen means continuous improvement in Japanese Quick-hit method for lean improvement process A disciplined method for sharing process improvement, lessons learned or best practices throughout your organization 17

18 #4 IPD/Lean IPD/TVD Not just a contract A Delivery Method Highly relational, collaboration from day #1 Co-location Big Room Sharing of risk Incentive for all team members to succeed Perfect environment for BIM and Lean! Benefits: Reduce waste, schedule and cost and increase quality and safety 18

19 #3 Last Planner System Limit master schedules to milestones and long lead items Produce pull planning schedules with the team that will do the work, use a backward pass, and establish durations based on best case scenarios Filter activities from the pull planning schedule into a 6 week look ahead (6- WLAS), screen for constraints, and advance only if constraints can be removed in time Team partners produce Weekly Work Plans to coordinate the needed activities, manpower, etc. to accomplish the work planned on the 6-WLAS Daily Huddles ensure entire team understands the tasks at hand as well as where the project is going in the near future Learn to make reliable promises Track Percent Plan Complete (PPC) and Variances failure to keep promises 19

20 # 2 Last Planner System Master Schedule Phase Schedule Should Do Can Do Look Ahead Plan Action to prevent repetitive errors Will Do Did Weekly Work Plan Perform Work Review accomplishments & constraints (PPC) 20

21 #1 5S s Five S words in Japanese roughly translated to: Sorting Get the clutter out! Simplifying Organize it! Sweeping Keep it clean! Standardizing Establish one way! Self-Discipline Sustain! Visual Techniques Follow Through - 30-Second Test 21

22 Questions?

Introduction on Lean, six sigma and Lean game. Remco Paulussen, Statistics Netherlands Anne S. Trolie, Statistics Norway

Introduction on Lean, six sigma and Lean game Remco Paulussen, Statistics Netherlands Anne S. Trolie, Statistics Norway 1 Lean is. a philosophy a method a set of tools Waste reduction User value Create