Barton Malow

Lean

At Barton Malow, Lean isn’t just a delivery method – it’s a part of our culture. Our focus on Lean allows us to maximize the power of our team members to accelerate improvement in how we build and provide added value for our clients.

Our core values of Integrity, Partnership, and Empowerment stand consistent with Lean, while our 100 years of experience make us well-positioned to continue to accelerate improvement using a Lean construction approach in an industry that is ripe for change. Our Lean focus is aimed towards perfect alignment and far-reaching improvements of the entire design and construction process to minimize waste in an effort to create and maximize value. We’re working to achieve this through an organized implementation of Lean principles and tools combined to allow teams to operate in unison and create flow.

Lean Construction Big Room
Big Room + Co-Location: Our teams employ this Lean practice to as a way to come together and problem solve, generate innovative ideas, enhance communications, eliminate rework, and expedite decision making.
Lean Construction Visual Management
Visual Management: Communication is the key ingredient to team alignment and visual management ensures everyone universally understands the plan, goals, objectives, and desired outcomes.
Lean Construction Last Planner System
Last Planner System®: By using this production management system, we engage all project stakeholders in collaborative planning to aid in delivering projects on time and within budget.
Lean Construction 5S Jobsite
5S Jobsite: With 5S, our jobsites focus on safety + prevention, jobsite organization, and material/equipment mobility.
Lean Construction Team Health and Partnering
Team Health + Partnering: Complex projects call for project teams who operate as one unit rather than multiple contractual teams. By utilizing the foundational aspects of teamwork, our team health and partnering services promote common goals and an approach to both constructability and team matters that achieve a win/win orientation and atmosphere.

Benefits of Lean

  • Lean construction aids in delivering value to the customer without sacrificing building quality.
  • Trade personnel are provided a safe, clean, and organized jobsite to deliver quality work.
  • Faster construction delivery and dollar savings due to process efficiencies are clear benefits to the owner.
  • Well-informed project personnel know what their job requirements are and are empowered to make decisions to keep the flow of work progressing.
  • A well-managed project reduces subcontractor disputes, as well as claims.

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