Resources
Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Continuous improvement, as used in this paper and industry in general, has a specific meaning as the..
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Kaizen Blitz: Significantly Improving Performance in a Week or Less
Owners and managers are constantly searching for production improvement applications. A Kaizen Event..
$75.00
Lean Production Principles
The lean production principles that have led other industries to higher profitability and lower co..
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Off-Site Construction, Modularization, and Sheet Metal Prefabrication: Trends, Current Practice, and Recommendations
This paper focuses on off-site construction from the perspective of prefabrication, and installati..
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Preconstruction Planning Process for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Sheet Metal Contractors: Implementation Manual
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) and sheet metal contractors continue to be faced w..
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Procurement Chain Management in the Construction Industry
Changes in customer expectations in the construction industry regarding project delivery, time, cost..
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Project Tracking to Improve Labor Productivity for Mechanical, HVAC, and Sheet Metal Contractors: The Earned Value Approach
Project managers frequently lack sufficient information to accurately determine the status of their ..
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Quantifying the Cumulative Impact of Change Orders for Sheet Metal Contractors
Change on construction projects is inevitable, but the effects of change are often disputed amongst ..
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Risk Assessment Model: A Practical Guide for HVAC and Sheet Metal Contractors
Risk assessment, management, and mitigation are critical components to ensuring project success. Rec..
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Schedule Compression Effects on Labor Productivity
During a typical construction project, a contractor may find that the time originally available, or ..
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The Contractor's Practical Guide on Tool Management
Tools are critical to the everyday tasks of any sheet metal and HVAC contracting firm. They are resp..
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The Impact of Prefabrication on Productivity
This report offers a set of best practices for HVAC and sheet metal contractors to optimize the us..
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Thinking Lean – Tools for Decreasing Costs and Increasing Profits
This project updates research conducted in 2005. The need for the update was driven by the increas..
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Tool and Material Management Systems
Poor tool and material management hampers operations on a day-to-day basis and can do damage to your..
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A Comparative Analysis of Continuous Improvement Approaches Among Trade-Contractors
Lean processes enable continuous improvement. This collaborative study focused on trade contractors’..
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