Lean Supply Chain and Assembly | Unit 5 of AGC of America Lean Education Program

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | 12:30 - 5:00pm

Thursday, March 24, 2016 | 7:45 - 11:45am

Lean Construction challenges all project stakeholders to develop and apply better ways to manage the overall construction process.

Course introduces the lean strategies and tools used to deliver materials, equipment and prefabricated assemblies to the jobsite in a manner that facilitates flow. The four-session course challenges class participants to map the supply chain - looking to minimize waste and maximize value - in a collaborative fashion with all project team members, including suppliers and vendors. Lean Supply Chain and Assembly introduces the lean strategies and tools used to deliver materials, equipment and prefabricated assemblies to the jobsite in a manner that facilitates flow. 

Following this course, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between traditional procurement practices and lean supply chain applications;
• Identify waste and value-adding activities within the supply chain and assembly;
• Evaluate the impact of using lean supply chain on waste elimination, continuous flow and site operations pull;
• Identify strategies needed at the project and company levels to support the lean supply chain;
• List examples of process improvements to the lean supply chain;
• Expand lean beyond the individual project; and
• Create a value stream map to diagnose and improve the supply chain.

Instructor:

Tariq Abdelhamid, Ph.D

Associate Professor of Lean Construction

Michigan State University

After completing the seven units of AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program, participants are eligible to take an exam to earn the CM-Lean designation. Learn more here.