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Lean Construction and Customer Loyalty
Since lean construction emerged in the 1990’s it has grown from a concept to a very successful methodology with demonstrated results. Lauri Koskela, a researcher from Finland, studied the Toyota Production System and its legendary success in auto manufacturing...
Lean in Brazil
Lean construction is flourishing in Brazil. We often expect developing nations to lag behind the US in the adoption of modern technologies. This past August (2013) I attended a construction conference in Fortaleza, Brazil, and was most pleasantly surprised. The...
Lean Construction Methods – Improving Design and Construction
In recent years the manufacturing and service industries have become globally competitive, based to a great extent on the application of the lean philosophy to optimize performance. On the contrary, the majority of construction work is still based on traditional...
Success factors for Lean/Integrated Project Delivery
What are the success factors for lean project delivery? The purpose of this post is to start a conversation on the subject. There are many examples of successful projects based on Lean/integrated project delivery – studies have identified benefits such as 10% or...