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Lean Construction

Operational Excellence through Lean Thinking

Developing the capabilities of teams to drive operational excellence in everything they do.

What is Operational Excellence?

The continuous pursuit of improvement is applied to every area/function and level of the organisation with everyone focused on goals to exceed and clients to satisfy.

Developing teams and individuals with the skillsets to drive improvement is a business imperative and creates an environment whereby excellence and continuous improvement are the goals.

The built environment is challenged to deliver more productively, with higher quality and efficient programmes. Therefore, encouraging teams in the organisation to eliminate waste and deliver customer value supports a more sustainable operation.

Lean thinking creates that mindset and approaches to deliver these outcomes, continuously.

Key Operational Excellence resources

Have a look at our latest resources which will help you on your journey into being a more efficient business.

Need & Opportunity

This video highlights the need to improve construction productivity, breaking this down into the efficiency and effectiveness of current operations and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Construction Productivity: The need and opportunity

Operational Excellence E-Learning

The foundation modules are key tools in the pursuit of excellence and we have created these as a learning pathway with introduction videos and supporting resources to support your learning journey.

Key topics within Operational Excellence

To help our members develop a holistic understanding of the impacts relevant to lean construction, we offer a suite of resources on the following key sub-topics:

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5S Training

5S workplace organisation is a key tool in Lean construction.

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Collaborative Planning and Production Control

Collaborative planning and production control are methods used to ensure…

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Lean Construction Training - Waste

Lean construction takes the concept of waste beyond materials and…

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Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement

Lean techniques can be used to solve problems that happen…

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Standardised Work

Standardisation is used in Lean to make processes better by…

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Value Stream Mapping Training

Value stream mapping is a technique used to sequence all…

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Visual Management Training

Visual management is a method of managing the workplace using…

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Other helpful resources

Please find below other helpful links for your Lean journey.

Training & Events
We offer a variety of events and workshops based around Lean construction. Check out the School's calendar.
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The Lean Construction Practitioner Programme
This is a unique, fully accredited learning experience for the Built Environment. The Lean Construction Practitioner Programme is an immersive course designed to equip you with the skillset and mindset to engage your teams, streamline your processes and deliver immediate results.
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Introduction to Lean Construction Learning Pathway
This Learning Pathway will give you a straightforward introduction to the key elements of working in Lean Construction. It will enable you to understand and identify with key techniques, that enable opportunities & concerns to be realised and actions that can be taken to improve.
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Lean Assessment
The Lean capability assessment helps you understand Lean Construction processes and techniques and provides a ten-point learning plan.
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Why Join
Why become a member?
Members can enjoy free access to online learning, training workshops and CPD-accredited e-learning modules.
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