This is a compilation of a series of podcasts that I have done with Lean Construction folks. It is about 3 hours in length and requires no registration for access.
At the time, Gregory A. Howell was the managing director of theLean Construction Institute(LCI), a non-profit organization devoted to production management research in design and construction.The Last Planner(sometimes referred to as the Last Planner SystemTM) is a production planning system designed to produce predictable workflow and rapid learning in programming, design, construction and commissioning of projects.
Alan Mossman of The Change Business trained as an architect and worked for many years in management and organization development. He only returned to construction in 2000 building on his knowledge and understanding of collaboration, systems thinking, quality and lean. An accredited UK based Last Planner trainer; he has coached teams implementing Lean and Last Planner for a wide range of clients in Europe, Africa, and Australia
Larry Rubrich of WCM Associates LLC has over 35 years of experience in engineering and manufacturing in the automotive, industrial, and consumer product areas. Larry spent time in Japan studying Japanese management and manufacturing techniques working directly with top-level Japanese consulting group hired by a U.S. company to implement the Toyota Production System (TPS) in its plants. Larry is the author of An Introduction to Lean Construction.
Dave MacNeel of On Point Lean Consulting: Lean Construction was my guest this week on the podcast. On Point Lean Consulting provides on-site Lean Construction coaching and training for owners, builders, and designers looking to improve the delivery of capital projects. Dave has a few great stories as he went from project management, introducing Lean into a construction company and now serving as a consultant to the industry.
Scott Sedam is President of TrueNorth Development, an internationally-known consulting and training firm focused exclusively on the building industry. Now in its fifteenth year with a staff of 6 field consultants, TrueNorth conducts consulting projects and training workshops with more than 200 builder, supplier & trade clients in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Mexico. Todd Hallett, AIA, President of TK Design & Associates, Inc. specializes in Lean Design and works, alongside Scott, in the trenches with builders, suppliers, and trade contractors.