Lean Construction & Manufacturing: A Personal Story
Lean Construction & Manufacturing: A Personal Story
By Walter Rodriguez, B.S.C.E., M. Arch., Ph.D., P.E.
We are still getting quotes for replacing the hurricane-damaged tile roof in our Bonita Springs, South West Florida home, which will take many months or over a year to reroof. [Thank God, we just lost tiles and had a backup plan.]
At the same time, not too far from our primary residence, the aluminum roof in our Coursewell team's minimalistic office studio, less than one mile from Vanderbilt Beach in Naples, sat unchallenged during the catastrophic wind- and water-damaged area.
Lesson: Design, Craft, Materials, and Methods are vital factors.
Methods like building on lean principles increase safety, productivity & quality in the construction & manufacturing industries.
Lean Construction (LC) seeks to reduce the variability in build projects and minimize costs, risks, and delays in construction processes. LC is a better method for project owners/developers & contractors thanks to a robust system to manage conception to execution and focus on training employees and project managers.
For more extensive research on the subject, please contact the author. [Note: Coursewell instructional services are free (no cost) to our SWFL community--thanks to sponsoring grants--including lean construction and manufacturing.]
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