Production Tracking - Doing the Math as a Habit
D. Brown Management
September 28, 2018
Today contractors have amazing tools for tracking field production such as Rhumbix. We spend a lot of time developing very tightly integrated systems with our clients focused on production feedback.
Production Tracking - 5 Key Decisions
D. Brown Management
September 27, 2018
Implementing or refining a production tracking system in construction requires 5 key decisions. These decisions vary by project and task. They change as each project team evolves their approach towards productivity improvements.
Lean Principle - People First (Then Process and Tools)
D. Brown Management
September 24, 2018
To optimize productivity, a contractor must focus on their people first, then processes and tools including technology as an integrated management system with a hierarchy. This is not a linear process: S.M.A.R.T. Experiments + Continuous Improvement.
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Production Tracking - Changing the Language
D. Brown Management
September 23, 2018
Your productivity will start to really improve as it becomes a culture and not just a tracking system. You will first notice this as a change in language in the field and across the whole project team.
Production Tracking - Troubleshooting Problems
D. Brown Management
September 22, 2018
Implementing production tracking without a program to ensure effective troubleshooting of the problems will be minimally effective. Look at this in two major stages.
Impacted Productivity - Fighting Back
D. Brown Management
September 20, 2018
Fighting back effectively against labor productivity impacts will significantly improve project outcomes including customer satisfaction if handled properly. There are four interrelated aspects to effectively fighting back.
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Lean Principle - Stop Work (Until Problems Are Corrected)
D. Brown Management
September 20, 2018
All construction projects will run into some degree of problems. It is how the project team chooses to manage these problems that ultimately determines the outcome of the project.
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Percent Planned Complete (PPC) - Calculation Example
D. Brown Management
September 19, 2018
Yoda would be the perfect coach for managing schedules on projects: “Do or do not. There is no try.” This is the heart of Percent Planned Complete (PPC) and the weekly cycle of continuous production improvement.
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Continuous Improvement: Plan, Do, Check, and Act (PDCA)
D. Brown Management
September 18, 2018
Improving productivity in construction is exceptionally challenging. It must be embraced as a journey and not a destination. It must be made into a game so that people clearly see what winning looks like and fall in love with the process.
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Labor Productivity - How Much Could You Save?
D. Brown Management
September 17, 2018
Winners of the construction labor productivity is a game focus on minutes and seconds looking at ways to eliminate waste. There are 480 minutes in an 8 hour shift. Typically only 307 of them are spent installing material. What are 10 minutes worth?
