Eliminate waste in coal, gas, or nuclear power plant construction through a holistic application of lean principles. “Lean thinking” is a set of principles that work to eliminate waste and create new ...

To appreciate Glenn Ballard’s commitment to Lean project delivery, ask him about the fruit trees behind his Oakland, Calif., home. The University of California, Berkeley, retired professor and project ...

A major expansion to the Wyoming Clean Water Plant in Wyoming, as well as rehabilitation of some of the existing facilities and equipment is under way. The project includes the addition of a generator ...

Boasting a population of almost 3 million, St. Louis is America's 16 th largest city. To help safeguard its citizens' health, the metro area recently opened the doors of the SSM St. Clare Health ...

When I met John Shook, one of the world’s leading lean management experts in Boston at the Lean Construction Institute Congress in 2015, a colleague asked him how far the construction industry in the ...

ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwired - May 30, 2017) - Lean Construction Institute is proud to co-present the 8th Annual Lean Construction Summit on June 17, where hundreds of Lean professionals will come ...

BZI leaders and third-party construction project engineer shared the benefits of BZI’s application of lean construction tenets, and the company’s unique tools and methods, including insights from a ...

In an era of rising costs for labor and materials, the core principles of lean construction — increasing efficiency, reducing waste and improving continuously — make more sense than ever before.

Simply put, lean is the practice of creating more value with fewer resources. The concept is inspired by the Japanese management theory from Toyota, where lean concepts are designed to improve and ...