AGC Lean Education Program: Units 5-7: December 13-14, 2021

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 the contractors and designers who want to do their job well and move on to the next project. Lean Construction is based on the holistic pursuit of continuous improvements aimed at minimizing costs and maximizing value on a construction project: planning, design, construction, activation, operations, maintenance, salvaging, and recycling.

To help contractors develop the knowledge needed to build lean, the Associated General Contractors of America developed the Lean Construction Education Program. Construction professionals at all experience levels, will learn the building blocks necessary to transform their projects and companies into a lean operating system.

Units 1-4 will be held November 16 - 17, 2021. Register here

Unit 5: Lean Supply Chain and Assembly

• 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.
• Create a value stream map to diagnose and improve the supply chain.

Unit 6: Lean Design and Pre-Construction

• Distinguish between the varying definitions for design.
• Define value and commonly used methods to maximize it.
• Discuss waste and commonly used methods to minimize it.
• Differentiate between traditional project methods and lean design.
• Explain the various lean tools used in design and how to deploy them.

Unit 7: Problem-Solving Principles and Tools 

• Define the difference between traditional and lean problem solving.
• Describe how to create a team environment to solve problems.
• Explain how to create trust to avoid problems.
• Describe Observation Walks.
• Identify root causes of problems. 

Instructor:

Mark O. Federle, PE, PhD, CPC, F. ASCE

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Marquette University