Lean Construction

  • AMPHION Consortium

    Published: 12 January 2011

    A consortium of over 20 Housing Associations to promote Egan principles by introducing lean production methods into house construction using modern timber technologies to produce housing in a factory setting. The consortium is partnering both with the supplier and contractor and then right down the supply chain. The size of the consortium is such that it can promote volume (450 units year 1, rising to 500 and 550 units in years 2 and 3) and continuity of production for the development of timber framed dwellings.

  • Ardler Infrastructure and Housing

    Published: 12 January 2011

    This demonstration project tailored lean thinking for application in the construction industry. At the same time it carefully monitored changes in employees' job satisfaction under the new system. Within the DP a new electronic bonus scheme database was developed to closely observe labour productivity.

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