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The Toyota way Problem solving Continues organizational learning Thorough review the situation Consensus decision making Rapid implementation People and Partners Grow leaders Challenge people and teams Respect, challenge and help suppliers...

The Toyota way Problem solving Continues organizational learning Thorough review the situation Consensus decision making Rapid implementation People and Partners Grow leaders Challenge people and teams Respect, challenge and help suppliers 12 The Toyota way Process Create process flow Use pull system Level out workload Stop when there are quality problems Standardize tasks Philosophy Decisions based on long term philosophy 13 Lean development in construction Koskela (1992) heuristic* principles 1. Reduce non value adding activities 2. Increase output value for customer 3. Reduce variability 4. Reduce cycle times 5. Simplify the process 6. Increase output flexibility 7. Increase process transparency 8. Focus on control of the complete process 9. Implement continues improvement 10. Balance between flow improvement and conversion improvement 11. Benchmark *Heuristic: enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves. 14 Lean design and construction The application of lean methods and techniques to design and construction processes Benefits Lower costs Fewer delays Less uncertainty Less waste More efficient buildings/facilities Higher customer/user satisfaction 15 Traditional construction Focus on construction management Activities divided into disciplines Progress is controlled against master schedule Based on craft production methods Interdependent but have separate contracts Parties have adversarial roles No consideration for upstream tasks 16 Traditional construction (cont’d) Costs reductions through productivity increases Activity durations adjusted through workforce or other adjustments Safety and quality improvements through inspection and enforcement CM are often reactive instead of pro-active No incentives to work together and develop best methods “Push” to meet master schedule Low control on variability 17