Lean culture for the construction industry : building responsible and committed project teams / / Gary Santorella

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464378803321
• Autore: Santorella Gary
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Productivity Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 0-429-24646-3; 1-4398-8394-7; 1-4398-3510-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 624.068/4
• Soggetti: Construction industry - Personnel management; Construction industry - Management; Lean manufacturing; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: A Productivity Press book.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; About the Author; Chapter 1. Lean Cuisine and Construction: The Benefits of a Food Industry Perspective; Chapter 2. The Lean Team Challenge; Chapter 3. Trust-Laying the Foundation; Chapter 4. Is Your Attitude an Advantage?; Chapter 5. Lean Ethics; Chapter 6. Construction 101: The Basics from a Lean Perspective; Chapter 7. Execution and Overarching Philosophies; Chapter 8. Lean Purpose; Chapter 9. The Conflict Paradox: Encouraging Debate without Letting It Become Destructive; Chapter 10. Establishing and Maintaining High StandardsChapter 11. Influencing versus Motivating; Chapter 12. Constructive Discipline (Knowing Where to Draw the Line); Chapter 13. Commitment and Accountability; Chapter 14. Lean and Safe; Chapter 15. Fine-Tuning the Line: Keeping Your Fingers on the Pulse via Continuous Assessment; Chapter 16. Stress and Anger Management (an External Perspective); Chapter 17. Generational Issues; Chapter 18. Personality Testing-Don't Do It! (Better Ways to Know and Understand Your Staff); Conclusion: The Human Condition; Bibliography; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Given that the greatest risk factor on any project is manpower costs, problems resulting in delays, rework, or overtime will lower profits through increased labor costs. Most of these process-generated costs are fully preventable. An in-depth exploration of the application of Lean initiatives in the construction industry, Lean Culture for the Construction Industry: Building Responsible and Committed Project Teams addresses employee issues in terms of productivity and waste by applying behavioral psychology principles at both tactical and strategic levels. Written by