Lean Construction Ireland Annual Book of Cases 2021 8 Case 1 The improvements gained from the development and roll out of theT2 app across Suir Engineering’s sites have been significant and improvements have been made both on-site and off-site. At SLT level, information and char ts can be called upon instantly, giving the user the ability to have a real time visual representation of how the overall business, individual projects, or even a variation within a job, is performing on a weekly basis.This information is then being used to determine the deployment of resources within the company. It is also becoming a steering device pointing the SLT team in the direction they need to focus their efforts.This enables the SLT to focus time and resources where they will have the greatest impact for the business. By placing an emphasis on those projects requiring the most input, a greater focus is placed on utilising more Lean activities such as Gemba walks, problem solving, and reaffirming the SuirWay on the project in order to ensure that the problems on the project are uncovered and rectified as quickly as possible. At the project level, Project ManagementTeams have the ability to perform a deep dive on the data being generated from their projects and use this information to analyse trends, compare actual progress to predicted progress, and ensure any steps to complete corrective actions that are within their control are taken swiftly.This ensures that negative trends do not begin to develop. Amongst Suir Engineering’s Supervision, the T2 app has been responsible for an increased focus on the importance of planning tasks in advance and ensuring we maximise customer value.This increased planning has meant that staff have had to make more of an effort to work more collaboratively with each other, therefore improving communication on site.The result is that issues are raised in a timely manner and with more time to discuss and resolve the issues, and items are being resolved before they have a chance to make an impact on the project timelines. With more people aware of the overall company objectives and goals, Suir Engineering personnel are able to see how their contributions make an impact within the organisation.This high level of employee engagement has resulted in improved morale. Additionally, there have been reductions in over-processing and Takt-time as we begin to see and address problem areas.The impor tance of a right first time mentality has been generally adopted by staff who are showing positivity towards Lean thinking and practices. Staying true to the PDCA philosophy that made the app come to fruition, theT2 app is continuously being developed and updated to implement more improvements and features that will better serve the business. As the volume of data we capture increases over time, the company will be able to better predict areas of risk when taking on new projects and build up the adequate resources in the required areas.This will allow Suir Engineering to continue to be a trusted and reliable provider of Mechanical & Electrical services to some of the world’s most high-profile companies. Lean Initiative Improvements & Impact Figure 5.Weekly Progress Repor t Figure 6. Example of information being tracked on site
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