D. Brown Management - Lean Principle - 2 Second Lean and Paul Akers

Lean Principle - 2 Second Lean and Paul Akers

2 Second Lean heavily resonates with the crafts people and field supervisors in construction companies.

D. Brown Management

August 18, 2018 2 minute read

Reading List: Identification and Elimination of Waste. Book: 2 Second Lean by Paul A. Akers.

It is a great tool to use to start changing your culture and making major improvements to your entire value stream and improving productivity.

2 Second Lean Book: Buy in bulk - English and Spanish
Lean is Simple: Talk for the Lean Construction Institute
Walters & Wolf Tour: Glazing contractor that implemented 2 Second Lean
Daily Huddles: Building a culture of continuous improvement
FastCap 2017 Improvements: Great summary of key improvements to see the culture
Kaizen Improvements: Great example of using a stopwatch and creative talent to improve cycle times significantly in 2011. You can see the continued improvements to this workstation in the 2017 improvements video. How could you apply this in the field?
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