WASTE (not!) WEDNESDAY. These seemingly small, "walk on by" items are just a sin. 10 tubes of 28 oz. Construction Adhesive here, running about $9/tube. The house is finished and these sat in a trash pen out front. Call it $95, with tax. This 550-unit builder, like most, has the caulk along with nails, delivered in a standard order on a lumber truck. A framer on another site confirmed, "Yeah, it's been that way for years, always a lot left over." Caution, though, evidence of waste like this often vanishs before you see it. Find this caulk for sale at your local weekend flea market at half price. Who cares, right? $95 x 550 units = $52.5K! Examples like this abound on our field walks and most just walk on by. What would you do? Do your field people know how to respond to this? Tell us your own examples.
TrueNorth Consulting
建筑业
South Lyon，Michigan 583 位关注者
Margin Improvement - without collateral damage
关于我们
TrueNorth? Consulting (formerly known as TrueNorth Development) provides consulting & training services to builders, component manufacturers, trade contractors, and suppliers to implement Lean Methods in the homebuilding industry. Our approach identifies and removes waste from product and process, leading to reduced cost and improved product quality for all constituents. TrueNorth is now a MiTek? brand, supporting the company’s mission to advance the adoption of off-site construction. MiTek is a leading off-site construction technology provider that delivers integrated software, services, engineered systems, and automated solutions to the homebuilding industry.
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https://www.truen.com
TrueNorth Consulting的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 建筑业
- 规模
- 5,001-10,000 人
- 总部
- South Lyon，Michigan
- 类型
- 私人持股
- 创立
- 1997
- 领域
- Lean Methods、Customer Satisfaction、Team Training、Cost Reduction、Management、Problem Solving、Efficiency、Teamwork和Consulting
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26030 Pontiac Trail
US，Michigan，South Lyon，48178
TrueNorth Consulting员工
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Eric Timmis
EVERY Stakeholder Relationship Impacts Business Success.Tackle This Truth and Profit!
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Olin Wilson
Principal at Wilson Consulting
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Hal Peller
Lean Six Sigma Certified/Applied Improvisation Certified Practitioner
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Scott Sedam
Principal, TrueNorth Consulting, Contributing Editor, ProBuilder Magazine
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WASTE (not!) WEDNESDAY. Each of those dormers will cost at least $1,000. That's $2K and you have to double that in sales price to protect your margin. There is no living space behind them. Purely decorative. This is an expensive production home. A lot of bling, but still production. If this was a $4K option, would anyone buy it? Do they do anything to improve the look or function of the home? I could be wrong but ... What do you think? p.s. Reposts are appreciated and please pass on to any colleague you believe might enjoy or learn from our weekly dive into housing efficiency and quality.
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WASTE(not!)WEDNESDAY. Sometimes accused of being negative, showing too many "things gone wrong," I hope the vast majority of you know my intent is to help us all learn how to spot problems, some obvious, some quite subtle, and then how to avoid them to make our homes better, safer and more cost-effecive. The only thing wrong with this picture? It is just too rare to find bright young women running job sites. I met this exceptional project manager in Florida recently. She ran this large, busy site with a master's hand, answered all my questions, and asked some great ones. Her energy and engagement were palpable. We need more like her in this industry! (Yes, she agreed to me using her picture.) Do you have any similar stories to share?
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WASTE(not!)WEDNESDAY. Please blow this up as large as possible. Look closely. Something just awful going on here. Touring this house by a reputable builder, riding along with a friend from another company Only a local supt. onsite who had no clue who I was. He thought nothing was wrong. I pointed out the horrific framing lumber, no better and often worse than #3, utility grade. The punchline? This house was panelized! What do you think I asked him? What would you recommend he do? If you are a component manufacturer, how could you let this happen? Please pass this on to "the right people" and suggest they join the Lean Building Group.
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WASTE (not!) WEDNESDAY. This is an actual picture of the back of an electrician's truck. Let's say it's on one of your sites. What are you thinking? Do you say anything? And to whom? And to those of you who have been there, what did you do (or not.) Be honest with us! (Have any great pictures you'd like to see here for discussion? Send them to me at [email protected])
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Back by popular demand .... "WASTE (not) WEDNESDAY!" My "summer recess" grew a bit longer, but I am back with a weekly picture of the good, the bad, and the ugly of homebuilding. Please respond with any comments, questions, and suggestions, and pass this on to your industry friends. And send me your pics for posting here! [email protected]. This week's post follows.
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WASTE (not!) WEDNESDAY. Look closely at this one. Other than shake your head and mutter, "ain't it awful," first offer your take on the root cause(s). Now tell us, specifically, what would you do after seeing this (and others on this site.) If finding and eliminating waste in process and product is a passion - or at least a concern - of yours, please join our LeanBuilding Group on Linked In. And if you'd like to identify $15K or more of waste per home in process and product, contact me at [email protected] We've helped builders do that more than 250 times.
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WASTE (not!) WEDNESDAY. OK you framers, engineers, decades-old field managers and maybe even a few architects ... what do you make of this? A LOT going on here. Is this an efficient approach to carrying a roof load? Is it overbuilt? Anything Missing? I got a headache just looking at it. If you are not already a member and you care about "all things waste" in home building, please join our LeanBuilding Group where like-minded industry veterans contemplate how to eliminate or reduce waste and hold the prices of our homes down.
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