Lean Construction Ireland Annual Book of Cases 2021 49 Case 13 Creating theTakt Plan Takt Planning starts with the Scope Breakdown structure and design areas.Construction zones andTakt zones are well-established before the end of Concept Design, and this applies to all subsequent stages of the project.The earlier this volumetric segmentation happens, the more profound the impact.The four high-level partnership groups areVendors,Trade Partners, Client, and A&E.These four groups became the “team of teams”, and within each team there was subdivision, and, as the project progressed, their membership changed. By the time it came to construction execution, the teams were mainly trade partner and A&E construction, with design as participants. The planning work begins with the Overall ProcessAnalysis (OPA) where all trade partners come together to: • Understand the scope of the works involved and agree on the constructability. • Break the area into zones (Takt Zones) tomaximize efficiency and flow of work.TheseTakt Zones were evolutions of the design areas and the segmentation setup to enable digital delivery. • Generate individual tasks per trade partner that will accumulate in the completion of the works. • Agree, as multiple trade partners working with a team ethic, on the sequence that the works need to be carried out in eachTakt Zone. Agreement on sequence of works can be done using traditional post-it stickers or by using new technology (an online scheduling platform).The design team is a key partner in this part of the process, and the construction team has the opportunity to pull design and to target certain scope in order to make schedule improvements on site. After the OPA sessions are completed, trade partners come to the Process Planning (PP) session with their durations and resource requirements prepared. Here, the full schedule for the work is developed.The access/start date and the target completion date are provided from the project master schedule.The data is populated Lean Initiative Undertaken – Lean Thinking, Tools, Techniques PMGroup manages the design, construction and commissioning of high-tech facilities.We are an employee owned company with over 49 years’ experience working for the world’s leading pharma, food, data centre, and medical technology companies.We deliver projects across Europe, the USA, andAsia. Trusted Partners –To excel at the complex, we always seek to understand our clients’needs.At every level of our business, a culture of honesty, openness, and flexibility prevails. Our approach has led to long-term, trusted relationships with our clients. This case study looks atTakt planning excellence in project delivery. TaktTime Planning is based on using location break-down structures to plan, with the objective of making the work flow continuously. Implementation benefits include: • Reduction in work phase durations and associated costs. • Increased transparency and predictability of work flow. • Improved ability to deliver design on time with reduced quantity of RFIs. • Improved efficiency in the workplace with materials arriving to suit the work being executed, which leads to reduced waste (moving materials) and a safer environment to work. This demonstration of Takt Time Planning comprises three main sections: i. Creating theTakt Plan. ii. Implementing theTakt Plan. iii. Maintaining theTakt Plan. Overview & Background to the Lean Initiative Brendan Kealy Author David Moody Author Company Overview PM GROUP pmgroup-global.com Paul Martin Author Figure 1. PP Generated fromTakt to Support Project Milestone
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