Construction Business Management

Lean Practices for Residential Construction

Lean Methods and Practices for Residential Construction Eliminating waste, increasing value, decreasing costs, and Improving Productivity; Effective, Profitable Scheduling and Coordination.



Lean Principles
by Jerry Kilpatrick
“Lean” operating principles began in manufacturing environments and are known by a variety of synonyms; Lean Manufacturing, Lean Production, Toyota Production System, etc. It is commonly believed that Lean started in Japan (Toyota, specifically), but Henry Ford had been using parts of Lean as early as the 1920’s... Read More»

What is Lean Construction and Why Should I do my Projects on a Lean Basis?

Principles of Lean Thinking
by Mary Poppendieck
How can things be structured so that the enterprise does nothing but add value, and does that as rapidly as possible? All the intermediate steps, all the intermediate time and all the intermediate people are eliminated. All that’s left are the time, the people and the activities that add value for the customer.
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10 Useful Ideas on Systems Thinking
by Greg Neil
At the heart of systems thinking is the holistic principle of interconnectedness. I compiled the following list to make this core idea translatable to daily life.
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What is the Last Planner System?

Building Success With Your Employees

Why Traditional Management Doesn't Work

Adults Learn by Doing

Paradigmatic Change

Promise Based Managment

Language Action Perspective

How Do You Have Your Company Be Built to Last a Lifetime?

Evaluate Your Performance All Through the Year

The Secret to Having Happy Employees