Description
Lean Construction Education Program Unit 2: Pull in Production - Instructor's Guide
WELCOME TO UNIT 2: PULL IN
PRODUCTION
Lean Construction is driven to minimize costs and maximize value
on each project completed, challenging all stakeholders to develop
and apply better ways to manage the overall construction process.
Everyone related to the construction process has incentive to get the
project done faster and at a lower cost — from the project owners
who want to see tangible results for their investment to designers and
contractors who want to do their job well and move on to the next
project.
Throughout the construction process — planning, design,
construction, activation, operations, maintenance, salvaging, and
recycling — the holistic pursuit of continuous improvement drives
more efficient, effective, and economic projects.
On a corporate level, lean is most effective when embraced by all
areas of the company. To do so, senior management must understand
the need for and advantages of lean implementation. But lean is also
an individual journey. All project team members must work together
on a daily basis, incorporating lean principles into their most basic
work, to see the true benefits of lean. This course is just one part of
the foundation that is available to help participants reach these goals.
Unit 2: Pull in Production is an introductory course in the Lean
Construction Education Program This half-day, instructor-led course
introduces participants to the concept of pull as a means to a reliable
production workflow. The course is divided into three sessions:
Session 1 introduces participants to the two ways typically used to
classify products, based on product mix or process pattern. Once
participants know if a product is a product mix or process pattern
type, the logistics of material and information flow in its production
system becomes apparent. The session introduces the two material
and information logistics systems — batch-and-queue and
continuous-flow systems.
Session 2 creates an opportunity for participants to practice using a
batch-and-queue system on a production system using a simulation
game to demonstrate the effects.
Session 3 presents pull strategies used in construction and explores
some of their limitations based on supply chain capacities using real world
examples.
