2019Case8Exyte

34 L EAN C ONSTRUCTION I RELAND A NNUAL B OOK OF C ASES 2019 Case 8 – Exyte Exyte i s a global award-winning turnkey project del ivery company specialising in the engineering, design, and construction of complex facilities. Exyte is a recognised project partner for cl ients wi th chal lenging project requirements and Exyte operate in the following business segments: • Advanced Technologies • Life Sciences & Chemicals • Food & Nutrition • High-Tech Infrastructure • Cleanroom Technologies & Controlled Environments Operating since 1912, Exyte employ over 6000 people who together deliver a global turnover of over € 3Billion per annum. Exyte provide clients with full turnkey project del ivery of new faci l i t ies and the convers ion and extension of existing facilities. Exyte has a strong, mobile, global talent pool to cal l upon, which i s fur ther suppor ted by robust internal IT plat forms that s impl i fy project management and information sharing. With its scale, it offers inter-regional technology management , subject matter exper t i se, and consul t ing services. Midlands Projects Management (MPM) Ltd. is a UK-based projects controls consultancy assisting Exyte in applying Lean Construct ion methodologies and enhancing i ts internal knowledge base. MPM special i se in project suppor t and delivering assistance to clients and Tier 1 GC level projects on a global basis, and are currently deployed on project controls and Lean initiative projects in Europe, the USA, and the Middle East. C O M P A N Y W E B S I T E OVERVIEW & BACKGROUND TO THE LEAN INITIATIVE In fast-paced construction projects, it is not possible to manage the project through the conventional methods. It has been observed many times that depleting productivity in construction leads to rework and produces many wastages, including over-production, unnecessary transportation, worker di splacement , unused employee creat ivi ty, loss of focus and dr ive. Therefore, pract ical ideas and techniques need to be used in construction that will help project teams to deal with waste in construction with the use of optimum resources, and this can be achieved by us ing Lean Construction principles and techniques. Exyte and MPM endeavoured to improve the ut i l i sat ion of project resources on two separate Data Centre projects in the Nordic region (the locations and clients are not disclosed due to the confidential nature of the projects). Figure 1. Exyte Data Centre Project The specific initiative sought to allow for an overlapping of lessons learned from the primary DC building, which was near ing energi sat ion and commissioning, with the initiation of MEP installation on the second project. This challenged our ability to manage two large-scale projects set in a tough environment, with one experienced team coming to a finish and another new project requiring an immediate start. Specifically, we were trying to change the mindset of stakeholders that if we educated the teams in Lean principles and methodologies of execution there would be a greater benefit to all. We would potentially be able to utilise the same expertise on the second project and reduce time and effort trying to on- board that skillset. The latter could therefore be phased in rather than mobilise one project and then within 12/24 weeks demobilise the previous project when the skillset and expertise required would be almost identical. We developed a better understanding of Last Planner® System (LPS) and of the impacts and variables on downstream performance. LEAN INITIATIVE UNDERTAKEN – LEAN THINKING, TOOLS, TECHNIQUES www.exyte.net AUTHORS Arfan Mirza COMPANY OVERVIEW Tom Griffin Exyte, assisted by MPM, is already heavily involved in Lean Construction methods including utilising LPS and vPlanner, for example, on a daily basis. One of the key concerns for any large-scale project delivery organisation would be the ability to secure long-term expertise and knowledge to ensure a level of consistency and cohesiveness is present amongst a team that has worked together on more than one project. Exyte, whilst based at a large-scale DC project in the Nordic region, and whilst working in new territory and a relatively new business stream, managed to secure a second large-scale Data Centre project located in the same country with what seemed a perfect “dovetail scenario” of allowing Exyte and MPM, plus selected subcontractors, to move to the new site in a methodical manner. Previous behaviours and traditional mobilisation methods