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Owners, contractors, engineers, and designers have the opportunity to c onsistently deliver quality repair, renovation, and new construction projects on-demand, on-time, on-budget to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders.
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While LEAN principles, as defined for production systems, originated from the Japanese manufacturing industry, LEANconstruction delivery methods have evolved to meet the requirements of real property owners and the AEC sector. Meeting establish quality levels. Flexibility without excessive management and control.
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If you are ready for the right JOC Platform, you will consistently execute quality projects on-time, on-budget and likely save up to 10x over your current “solution”, and do so with full compliance and cost visibility. And we don’t charge a percentage (%) of your JOC construction value. via Four BT, LLC, www.4bt.us
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