HPC Test 3 Lean Construction

what are the two major objectives of a Kanban system?

1. Limit the amount of work in process 2. make your work visible

the aim of lean is to offer better products by creating better people. what are three steps to that process.

1. understand customer complaints 2. solve small problems before trying to takle large ones 3. improve products by solving specific problems in production

How many trillion dollars world wide is spent on construction related goods and services currently each year

10

in the toyota way, how many principles were discussed?

14

What is the strategy of the last planner system mentioned in the case study to make it a successful planning system for construction

All

to be able to fix a problem, what must first happen?

All

What is the definition of High Performance construction?

All of the above

when is the best time to correct a problem?

As it occurs

Pointed out by michael Balle in "Products, people, profits", learning takes a change of

Behavior

For any lean process of lean delivery method to be successful, what must occur?

Collaboration between all involved

what was the problem in henry fords production system?

Could not provide variety

T/F According to Dr. Hazem Elzarka using a critical path method is an effective way to manage a lean construction process.

False

T/F to be able to understand a manufacturing process and how to make it more lean, it is not important to understand the end clients needs or desires

False

He was the first person in 1913 to truly integrate a modern full production process

Henry ford

What is a common problem or waste in a process that has been brought out in our discussions and in several of the readings?

Imbalance in activities production rates

on a multistory tower, you have the workload staged for each floor. you have told all subs that they need to complete their tasks as quickly as possible because you are behind on the schedule. all of the subs speed up as directed devoting more people and time. however, the electricians speed up the most and gain an extra 2 days of production each week. the framing crew only gains about one day of production each week. in about 4 weeks, the electricians have come to a halt because they are waiting on the framing crew. how could this have been avoided?

Keep an even work flow and even out the workload

which one is not a principle discussed in "the toyota way"?

Make quick decisions

Materials are delivered ad stored on the north end of the site. As they are needed they must be carried to the south end of the building. On a job site, this is an example of what type of waste?

Motion

There is a large carpentry contractor hired to frame a large condo development. they are split into 5 different crews of 5 people with one jobsite manager overseeing the crews. you notice that the manager chooses to put a tool belt on and work with one of the crews, but he is not seeing that the other crews have the information or material that they need. what is this an example of?

Non-utilized or misplaced talent

What statement best describes a pull plan or pull system?

Produce and deliver the correct amount of product at the correct time as needed

(Short Answer) In your own words, what is lean as it relates to the construction industry? Who would be involved in its implementation?

Provide short answer

(Short answer) Why do you think tht in the construction industry, the production rate has been declining since the mid 60's?

Provide short answer

out of the 8 waste of production, which one do you think has the greatest affect on the construction industry? explain why

Provide short answer response

(short answer) How would you level out a workload when demand rises and falls?

Short answer response

How do you see yourself implementing lean techniques in your career?

Short answer response

What is the best definition of productivity?

The ratio of economic output to any or all associated inputs (in real terms), or output per unit of productive input.

In the conclusion of the case study, what was observed toward the end of the study and noted by the authors?

There was an attitude shift with positive employee participation and buy in

(T/F) A design/build or integrated project delivery method would be considered a lean project delivery method

True

(t/F) the maximum capacity of a system may be reached, but this could ultimately slow down the throughput

True

what is this a diagram of?

an efficient continuous flow process

The large advantage of trying to implement a continuous flow process is

identify problems

This effective lean management strategy was originally derived from the manufacturing industry and was developed by the US navy department in 1942 for the programming and controlling of repetitive projects.

line of balance

The toyota way principle #1 says: Base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy, even at the expense of

short term financial goals

which of these is not a way to increase production in the construction industry?

use only historic methods