2019BookofCases

3 L EAN C ONSTRUCTION I RELAND A NNUAL B OOK OF C ASES 2019 Foreword Foreword by Richard Fitzpatrick, Chairperson of Lean Construction Ireland On behalf of the Board of Lean Construction Ireland (LCi), it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the second publication of the Lean Construction Ireland Annual Book of Cases which is the key Lean Construction reference publication for the Irish construction sector – from Clients and Owners, to Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Consultants, and Suppliers. This second Book of Cases demonstrates the Irish construction sector is beginning to recognise that embedding Lean thinking and practices into the project delivery process is the most appropriate mechanism by which value-add can be real ised for al l project stakeholders. The success of the inaugural Book of Cases in 2018 reaffirms the LCi’s principle that the open exchange of knowledge, information, and experiences around good Lean practices, delivered through our website, our national conference, our webinars, regional network events, and this Book of Cases, are critical enablers for the Irish construction sector to understand the value and benefits of Lean. The Board of LCi is delighted to have Professor Glenn Ballard from the University of California at Berkeley contribute the Book’s opening chapter on Target Value Design (TVD). Professor Ballard is co-founder of the Lean Construction Institute (USA), the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC), and Lean in the Public Sector (LIPS), and is a leading international Lean practitioner who is a co-architect of the Last Planner® System and the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) model for Lean delivery of capital projects. This chapter on TVD highlights the integral role clients and owners have in the adoption of Lean thinking and practices, and it should be a prompt for Irish clients and owners to think about how they can deliver greater value through their capital programmes. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all involved in the publication of this second Book of Cases. Firstly, I would like to thank those companies that have contributed cases for the Book and for their collaboration and generosity in sharing their Lean journeys with the wider construction sector. Secondly, I would like to thank our publishers, Box Media, as well as those sponsor organisations that have supported the publication of the book. Finally, I would like to thank Darrin Taylor from Waterford Institute of Technology for his invaluable input as Editor and in coordinating and compiling this excellent publication. I hope this second Book of Cases from Lean Construction Ireland continues to inspire you and your companies to adopt Lean thinking and pract ices and to work collaboratively to deliver projects better, faster, together. Sincerely, Richard Fitzpatrick Chairperson of Lean Construction Ireland