Eliminate waste in coal, gas, or nuclear power plant construction through a holistic application of lean principles. “Lean thinking” is a set of principles that work to eliminate waste and create new ...

Less than 30% of construction projects are completed on time and on budget. In an effort to improve, some progressive construction companies are adopting lean construction. This resistance to change ...

The process of designing and constructing a building is markedly different from that of manufacturing a product. But adapting lean production-management concepts from manufacturing for use in ...

To appreciate Glenn Ballard’s commitment to Lean project delivery, ask him about the fruit trees behind his Oakland, Calif., home. The University of California, Berkeley, retired professor and project ...

BZI leaders and third-party construction project engineer shared the benefits of BZI’s application of lean construction tenets, and the company’s unique tools and methods, including insights from a ...

Simply put, lean is the practice of creating more value with fewer resources. The concept is inspired by the Japanese management theory from Toyota, where lean concepts are designed to improve and ...

I started working in construction, as many did, at a young age, as a gopher and worked my way up. Now 55 years old, I was part of the generation that entered the workforce as computers and new ...

Lean started in manufacturing and has helped many companies achieve greater productivity and reduce costs. However, there is one opportunity that most manufacturing plants ignore regarding applying ...

Over-processing is applying more resources than are required, needed or requested. Examples include using copper instead of PVC, getting additional signatures on requisitions, duplicating data on ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Bethany Mayer didn’t want to go back to work after learning that a fellow ironworker insinuated that women like her didn’t belong there. Jordyn Bieker, an apprentice sheet metal worker ...