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Collaboration Facility Management Lean Construction 
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Practical LEAN construction frameworks involve robust approaches inclusive of multi-level training, detailed workflows, clear responsibilities, and a common data environment (CDE)*. Guide to Practical LEAN Construction The post Practical LEAN Construction appeared first on 4BT.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 22, 2021
Introduction – 2021 Facilities Repair Renovation and New Construction Cost Management spans multiple principles, practices, domains, and more. All of the above are available within integrated project delivery (IPD) and LEAN job order contracting (LEAN JOC) frameworks and enabling solution sets. via 4bt.us.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Lean methodology is most often associated with manufacturing. Taiichi Ohno, an industrial engineer at Toyota, pioneered the thinking and processes that are now known as Lean. The other core elements of Lean are maximizing customer value and continuous improvement. The methodology focuses on collaboration and accountability.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 16, 2020
4BT LEAN CONSTRUCTION COLLABORATION SaaS Solution. The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features.
Job Order Contracting
MAY 22, 2020
Lean construction planning, procurement, and project delivery is critical in attainment of best value facilities operations and maintenance management. Best Value Facilities Operations and Maintenance. The post Best Value Facilities Operations and Maintenance Management Practices appeared first on 4BT.
Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management is required to address traditionally elevated levels of economic and environmental waste. The good news is that robust solutions are readily available to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on time and on budget.
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Sustainable Public Sector Facilities Management is unattainable if current practices are not fundamentally changed. The current mindset across all public sector organizations is not conducive to sustainable facilities management from either economic or environmental perspectives. appeared first on 4BT.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 13, 2022
A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management is needed to meet current and emerging economic and environmental requirements. Contractual collaboration commitment from all parties. Asset/Component Management. Bid Management. Building/Site/Location Management. Change Order Management.
Job Order Contracting
JUNE 18, 2020
Facilities knowledge management. in combination with LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery is the only proven pathway to improved financial, environmental, and functional performance outcomes. Building an integrated facilities knowledge management / LEAN environment is far from complex.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 13, 2023
Technology Won’t Help Construction’s and Facilities Management’s Legacy of WASTE simply because technology simply automates existing processes. Optimizing workflows requires adoption of robust programmatic processes including integrated project delivery and LEAN job order contracting.
Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 25, 2021
8 Keys to Successful Construction Delivery – -Or Everything a Public Sector Facilities Management Professional Should Know. Owners and facilities management professionals provide leadership and support. LEAN integrated project delivery and LEAN job order contracting integrate. environment.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 29, 2023
Facilities Management and Entropy – Left unchecked disorder increases over time. Entropy, Facilities Mangement, and the AECOO sector have more in common than they should. 3 Deliverables must be defined at a granular “ construction task level ” using current, objective, and verifable information.
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery is a robust process for consistently achieving long-term best value for all participants and stakeholders. Lean Acquisition Planning : Collaborate to assure all parties are involved in determining physical, functional, and financial requirements.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 3, 2020
INTRODUCTION – Discussions about and implementing LEAN construction require consideration of a holistic approach involving multiple phases… Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery, as well as the integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology. See figure below). Change is gradual and improvement is ongoing.
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Sustainability and Efficient Facilities Lifecycle Management go hand in hand. Public sector facilities management is particularly wasteful due to the pervasive lack of capable, committed, and accountable leadership. 6 Enabling collaborative tech that embeds robust process and workflows.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 10, 2023
Systems Enablers for Sustainable Facilities Management, Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance are critical considerations for any real property portfolio owner. In fact, they dictate how efficiently or how poorly an organization manages facilities stewardship requirements.
Job Order Contracting
JUNE 24, 2020
Facilities procurement 101 involves an understanding of LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery and life-cycle total cost of ownership asset management. If you’d like to learn more, request a copy of the LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery eBook.
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Job Order Contracting
MARCH 25, 2023
Embrace the next generation of Construction and Sustainable Lifecycle Facilities Management! Owners & Developers – Planners – Designers – Procurement Professionals – Builders Collaborate with internal and external teams to detail Scope of Work and validate local market construction costs.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 24, 2021
Facilities management professionals… here is an introduction to a LEAN Implementation ROADMAP for CONSTRUCTION, including all the processes, tools, and support services you need to consistently drive quality, on-time, and on-budget repair, renovation, and new builds. At it’s core LEAN is quite simple.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 26, 2022
LEAN Construction Delivery and supporting cloud-based technology is gradually transforming how we do business on a day-to-day basis. Take BIM for example, or more specifically the “M” For the most part the “M for Modeling” and 3D visualization has been the sole focus and driver as opposed to the “M” for management.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 26, 2023
Public Sector Facilities Professionals – Reduce inefficiency, Streamline processes, Improve quality, Manage costs Cost Visibility Collaborative Process Sustainable Facilities Management [contact-form] The post Public Sector Facilities Professionals – Reduce inefficiency, Streamline processes, Improve Quality, Manage Costs appeared first (..)
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 21, 2023
Sustainable facilities management is the allocation of financial, environmental, and other organizational resources in the most efficient way possible. The role of Technology is to enable the consistent deployment and management of processes, workflows, and information to lower the cost of doing so. contact-form] www.4bt.us
Building Information Management
JUNE 29, 2016
Asset Competency Model & Efficient Facility Management #101. Until Owners understand and are capable of organizational wide deployment of ASSET COMPETENCY MODELS, productivity across the AEC and Facility Management sector will remain poor. Developing and Managing PEOPLE. Developing and Managing PEOPLE.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 10, 2021
Is it a a fact that Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector. While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. 1440-7027).
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 27, 2020
How real property owners and facilities management professionals traditionally plan, procure, and deliver projects is the most significant barrier to improving capital reinvestment performance outcomes. Learn more about… Lean Construction. The results are… Excessive maintenance costs.
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Most real property owners have not yet recognized the importance of construction cost knowledge management and thus have not developed the capabilities needed to support it.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 30, 2022
The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Organizations that provide leadership and commitment to collaborative environments are rare. Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project. Shorter construction schedules than planned.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 22, 2019
The common facilities management challenges can be mitigated using LEAN alternative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Common Facilities Management Challenges: Limited Budget Limited Resources & Staff Deferred Maintenance Prioritizing Projects Meeting Project Timelines.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Collaborative construction cost estimating provides guidance to organizations seeking improved cost visibility and transparency for repair, renovation, maintains and new build projects as well as overall facilities and physical infrastructure management. Workflows, forms, sign offs, etc.
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Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
The early and ongoing integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology can drive optimal repair, renovation, and new construction outcomes. LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently drive significant improvement over traditional methods.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 18, 2020
There are multiple types of construction delivery methods that strive to achieve superior outcomes to traditional design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, etc. These including alliance contracting/project alliancing, LEAN construction, integrated project delivery, LEAN job order contracting.
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Sustainability and Facilities Management in the Public Sector are critical issues from both environmental and economic perspectives. These methods support project stakeholders in working according to a risk-and-reward sharing principle and boost performance-based process management.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 18, 2020
What is LEAN Construction ? LEAN construction spans Planning, Procurement, Project Delivery, and ongoing Operations and Maintenance. It is a ongoing process with a focus upon maximizing best value outcomes through mutually beneficial collaboration of all program participants and stakeholders. ” – Henry Ford.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 31, 2020
Construction procurement planning is critical to the success of facilities management and all related repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities. Implement Best Value Construction Procurement. Construction Procurement. Construction Procurement.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 9, 2020
Procurement must have an early and ongoing “seat at the table” concerning facilities management strategies and programs. In fact, when it comes to LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery, procurement should lead the way, working collaborative with facilities management , facilities users, and oversight groups.
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Sustainable Facilities Management will require a fundamental change in mindset. AECOO = Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, Operators) What are the barriers? – System thinking requires a fundamental change in mindset for current AECOO players. A common data environment (CDE) inclusive of 1.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 10, 2020
Job Order Contract Best Management Practices involve a focus upon LEAN collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and the associated integration of people, process, information, and people. In fact, many JOC Programs have failed to employ LEAN principles.
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Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 10, 2023
A Transformative Approach to Construction Project Management that enables the consistent delivery of quality outcomes on time and on budget has been available for decades. First… forget all the misinformation about both BIM and LEAN construction. Reach out if you are ready for a change. contact-form].
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 30, 2018
LEAN METHODOLOGY. LEAN methodology was first introduced by Henry Ford, later expanded by Toyota, and subsequently adopted by numerous manufacturing and service sectors. An understanding of LEAN fundamentals and their application to O&M and overall Facilities Management is of great benefit to all participants and stakeholders.
Job Order Contracting
MAY 6, 2022
Achieving and Maintaining Excellence Requires – Collaboration, Team Alignment and Tracking, Accountability, Clarity of Goals, Problem Solving, Fiscal Transparency, Robust Process, Common/Shared Data Environment, Levelling Up Team Knowledge. contact-form] Learn more about… Choosing IPD & Lean. Collaboration.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 12, 2017
The OpenJOC job order contracting platform requires a new way of thinking in the construction industry. Resource must be used more efficiently, construction costs reduced, and designers, contractors and stakeholders are brought closer together. ss value expected from its digital transformation.”. Learn more… [contact-form].
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Job Order Contracting is a LEAN process and should never be used to simply speed procurement or bypass critical assurances against improper practices. Outsourcing has no role in facilities management if built structures are critical to an organization’s mission. Higher Costs. Less Organizational Efficiency.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 1, 2019
LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. Eighty percent (80%) of all construction projects are late, over-budget, or incorrectly completed. Like most things these days, LEAN construction is a simple concept that has been complicated by hype, ignorance, and/or the well-intentioned but potentially misguided.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 24, 2020
-+. Construction Cost Estimating – LEAN. This paper ” Construction Cost Estimating-LEAN” discusses the positive impacts of collaboration, a common data environment, and locally researched detailed line item construction cost data. INTRODUCTION. CURRENT STATUS.
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