The software industry at the turn of the century needed a new direction. After years of preparing for Y2K, and then the dot-com crash, it was time for change. Industry leaders came together and ...

Lean construction practices are driving dramatic gains in schedule, budget, safety, and collaboration. Yet the data also shows that while awareness of Lean is growing, most construction professionals ...

Only a grocer would envy the construction business’s 3%-to-5% profit margins. On average, only about half of construction work planned for a given week gets done on schedule. Those two data points are ...

The Boldt Co., which performed more than $1 billion in work last year, attributes a large part of its success to the company’s commitment to adopting a continuous improvement approach. This approach ...

AI is also being applied to improve construction scheduling and time management. Construction projects often involve numerous interconnected tasks, subcontractors, and logistical constraints. Delays ...

Eliminate waste in coal, gas, or nuclear power plant construction through a holistic application of lean principles. “Lean thinking” is a set of principles that work to eliminate waste and create new ...