Lean Principle - Value Stream
D. Brown Management
August 17, 2018
A contractor’s value stream is every step required to take raw materials and information then deliver a completed project to the waiting hands of a customer. Deep understanding of this value stream is the foundation for major productivity improvements.
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Lean Principle - Understanding Lean Construciton
D. Brown Management
August 14, 2018
Lean is a body of knowledge dating back hundreds of years focused on sustainably growing an organization. During the last 20 years the construction industry has been rapidly adopting some of these tools to improve productivity.
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The Average Field Day in Detail (Craft Labor + Foreman)
D. Brown Management
August 13, 2018
Labor is often the biggest cost variable on a construction project. Just over half the field hours are related to actual installation. Understanding how time is spent on average in the field is the first step to improving field productivity.
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Understanding the Construction Field Day
D. Brown Management
August 12, 2018
For a contractor to truly improve their field productivity, they must start with understanding how the time is spent. Depending on the trade, project, and the labor, study the time spent on actual installation ranges from 50-64%.
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The Six Pillars of Task Productivity in the Field
D. Brown Management
February 8, 2018
Contractors can guarantee labor productivity on their projects by leading their project teams to focus relentlessly on ensuring that these 6 Pillars of Productivity are supporting each task on the job site.
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Time-on-Tools and Minimum Required Installation
D. Brown Management
February 5, 2018
Labor productivity IS NOT the biggest problem with field productivity. Under similar conditions the variation in how fast two crafts people actually “turn wrenches” is about 2X but there are far bigger problems to tackle. Focus on these three areas.
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