Only a grocer would envy the construction business’s 3%-to-5% profit margins. On average, only about half of construction work planned for a given week gets done on schedule. Those two data points are ...

I started working in construction, as many did, at a young age, beginning as a gopher and working my way up. Now 55 years old, I was part of the generation that entered the workforce as computers and ...

Some fixes are fairly straightforward. Construction materials, for instance, are typically dumped on-site at the beginning of a project. As a result, inventory is moved around several times, which is ...

A new name — Midion — signals an expanded focus on teamwork, collaboration and communication in shepherding complex construction projects to completion on the part of the St. Paul-based consulting ...

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 ...

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 ...

With more than $38 billion spent on healthcare construction this year in the U.S alone, there is a tremendous opportunity for capital projects to incorporate efficiency, safety, and patient-centered ...

What Is Lean Project Management? Your email has been sent Learn about lean project management and how it can improve efficiency and productivity. Discover its principles, benefits, and how to ...

ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwired - Oct 17, 2016) - Lean Construction Institute once again brought the Lean Construction community together October 3-7 for its 18th annual LCI Congress in Chicago, Illinois.

This online course focuses on the Toyota Production System (TPS) and how progressive designers, constructors, and owners are currently adopting and adapting the lean practices of TPS to ...