LEAN in Action: Tools to Enhance Scheduling on Construction Projects

Provider: Informa
Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
Credits: 3.00

Learn simple, effective and organizational tools and techniques prominent in Lean methodologies. Identify opportunities that Lean implementation provides and how to start using these principles on your construction projects. Actual case histories of collaborative and effective scheduling will be discussed with focus on a collaborative approach to predictable work-flow scheduling that includes those directly responsible for supervising and/or doing work on project. Attendees will benefit by hearing three industry leaders share proven results when incorporating Lean to improve communication between building system participants, to help deliver projects on time, and create a safer construction site.

1. Increase scheduling efficiency and productivity in the field through use of proven Lean tools
2. Discuss examples reflecting practical implementation of Lean scheduling approaches including a 4D Concrete/Structural Scheduling demonstration
3. Evaluate successful applications of Lean and Pull Planning on light commercial projects
4. Incorporate added value into future projects and improve construction performance by recognizing and eliminating excessive “waste”

For more information please visit www.worldofconcrete.com or contact Informa at 972-536-6416.

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