Lean Construction Education Program Unit 2: Pull in Production Participant’s Manual
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Lean Construction Education Program Unit 2: Pull in Production Participant’s Manual
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 you 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 you to the concept of pull as a means to reliable production workflow. The course is divided into three sessions: Session 1 introduces you to the two ways typically used to classify products, based on product mix or process pattern. Once you 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 also introduces the two material and information logistics systems — batch-and-queue and continuous flow systems. Session 2 creates an opportunity to practice using a batch-and-queue system on a production system using a simulation 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.
