Are you planning to apply Lean in your project? If yes, you should indicate the Lean implementation. It does not mean you must pay for it, but some initial costs are associated with managing a lean program. You are shifting some of the costs in advance to avoid massive future contingency use. Here are a few examples of what you could include in your documents, work orders, or work authorizations. You can also include contracts that you purchase for your desired behaviors:
Cleanliness:
Cleanliness is a priority for all the crews on site. Crews and workers will clean their workplaces and sweep to create safety and productivity. The emphasis will be on the employees’ work habits, not just the cleanup at the close of each day. Crew members and workers will be instructed to clean while they work and not allow items to get on the floor. They are expected to keep their work areas clean and tidy to ensure better quality, higher production, and safe work surroundings. The cleanup crews are not composite and will not be utilized in the construction project by any contractor. If any worker or team creates a mess, they will be told to clean it up and follow better practices. Cleaning up at the end of the day will be encouraged. However, this will also be enforced while the team members work.
Just-In-Time Deliveries:
Materials deliveries must be synchronized to the correct buffer of inventory. A large material inventory is not allowed, and a zero inventory is unproductive. The appropriate size of inventory buffers for your specific scope must be coordinated with your director. Do not think that deliveries will be made in a single day, either by building or floor. Deliveries should be made in sequence areas or Takt zone and endorsed by the director. Staging at the location of work should be optional and should be vetted prior to the delivery. In certain situations, deliveries might require breaking up to allow the material to arrive in time for installation within the appropriate timeframe.
In the end, materials may be coordinated from the vendor to the work location. Alternatively, materials may be coordinated to get to a laydown area and later to the work location. Materials inventory is only permitted at the location of work by the buffer for inventory that has been agreed to (Shown in the form of “amount” by “time”). These buffers will appear on the calendar or in the procurement journal.
Worker & Foremen Huddles:
All employees must attend a daily gathering at the beginning of each day to discuss important safety information and plan to work. It is a requirement to attend. The information presented in the huddle will convey information to employees that keeps them safe and efficient throughout the project. In addition, trade supervisors are expected to plan the following day’s activities with the group. They must organize deliveries, work zones, safety, labor, and material laydown. Ensuring that workers are working to perform their jobs securely and efficiently is essential.
25-Minute Daily Setup:
The workers will have to spend the beginning of the day getting ready for the crew’s tasks. The agenda suggested is listed below:
Think about a 15-25-minute duration for all crafts to set up their day. Offer them 5s and eight waste cards, and help them develop the habit daily.
- Five minutes worker huddle for everyone on the site.
- 15 min.
- Work area walk
- Pre-task plans
- 5s area
- Sort (Seiri)
- Set in order (Seiton)
- Shine/Sweep (Seiso)
- Standardize (Seiketsu)
- Sustain/Self-discipline (Shitsuke)
- Work space should be set up for success by eliminating the eight wastes
- Inventory – Storing items and pieces, documents ahead of the requirements
- Overproduction – Producing more than is immediately needed
- Transport – Moving products, people, and information
- Motion – – Bending, turning and lifting, reaching
- Waiting – For parts, information, instructions, equipment
- Over-processing Higher-grade or tighter tolerances materials than is needed
- Defects – Rework, scrap, incorrect documentation
- Skills – Not using capabilities, delegating tasks based on inadequate education
- Make sure you have all the tools and equipment
- Zones of work that are safe
This period’s goal is to ensure the workers are prepared for their day by supplying them with tools, equipment, directions, supplies, and a location to work.
QC Checklists & Inspections by Foremen:
Each stage of work must include a checklist and a Feature of Work Board that includes visuals before the crew goes to work. A person of each trade is accountable for researching the specifications, plans and codes, safety manuals, and any other relevant details before the installation. Following the meeting, the details are to be compiled and formatted prior to when work starts. Every crew member must carry a high-quality checklist of the task or a diagram that the main contractor has reviewed. Every single day, each crew has a plan of action and expectations for quality.