That new apartment tower going up near the county courthouse in downtown Orlando is growing so quickly, it’s as if Jack buried a bean there and a concrete stalk sprouted. The SkyHouse high-rise will ...

Waste that provides more services, effort or energy either before it is needed or in addition to what is needed. Examples of overproduction could be putting extra laborers on a project, assigning ...

For clients and contractors, cost, quality, safety and schedule are key. For some owners, these four areas are where they most likely have experienced frustration. A contractor is expected to ensure ...

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 ...

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 ...

Master of Science in Project Management (MPM) students are learning more about principles of Lean thinking to affect change in the construction industry. One of the major innovations in the world of ...

Let’s begin with a brief run-down on just what “lean methodology” is and where it came from. Lean methodology originated mostly from the Toyota Production System. The Toyota Motor Corporation came to ...

The software industry at the turn of the century needed a new direction. After years of preparing for Y2K, and then the dot-com crash, it was time for change. Industry leaders came together and ...

Hammered by the Great Recession, many contractors across the Southeast, and nationwide, have become "lean and mean," paring down staff and other assets to succeed in today's new construction economy.

The building design and construction industry must embrace change now. Stresses with finding talent, budgets, schedules, and the needs of clients call for change in approach. Companies are looking not ...