Location
Join this interactive session where Jim will provide an overview of operational excellence in construction for those unfamiliar with current industry practice, answering owner questions: “why should I care about Lean and how does it help me?”
Even in industrial, non-repetitive projects (ie. not just cookie cutter warehouses), Lean and the Last Planner System is impactful.
Quality Dynamics Inc. Construction project team coaching & training, specializing in Lean Construction & the Last Planner System. Approved by the AGC of America's CM-Lean Construction Education Program. We specialize in project team coaching to ensure that you are successfully driving productivity through the implementation of Lean principles. 
https://www.linkedin.com/company/quality-dynamics-inc-canada/about/
James Johnston, P. Eng., CM-Lean, is an Industrial Engineer, Lean Construction coach, an approved trainer with the Associated General Contractors of America and one of the authors of the newest version of the Lean Construction Education Program. He is a construction, operations and quality specialist with over 30 years of experience focusing on business process analysis & improvement, Lean implementation, strategic planning and business development. Jim has worked extensively as a Management Consultant & Educator, leading organizations through lean transformations, quality system implementation and process optimization projects. He has coached & facilitated the implementation of Lean Construction tools and methodologies on projects of all sizes, has trained thousands of construction professionals internationally and continues to develop programs that improve project outcomes industry wide.
Host
Ryan Cartier, AME Board member, Western Canada region. Cartier is a lean practitioner with 15 years application mainly in business turnarounds and scaling startups.
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 dedicated to helping companies with continuous improvement and their pursuit of excellence, publishing Target Magazine and running the AME 2025 St. Louis International Lean Conference.
Friday, December 13, 2024
12:30 pm Introduction
12:35 am Presenter presentation
1:15 pm Q&A
1:30 pm Webinar concludes
From the Owner’s perspective
- Overview of operational excellence in construction for those unfamiliar with current industry practice
- How Lean benefits your next manufacturing facility build as a whole
- How it encourages a production focused project
- What the differences are between Lean and Traditional construction
It really does not matter what you’re building, it’s about the how.
- Owners
- Private Equity Owners proceeding with expansion
- CEO’s
- VP’s of Finance and Operations
- Designers
- Project Managers
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