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Lean Construction Unit 2: Pull in Production Now Available!

To develop the tools needed to build lean, the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ has developed the Lean Construction Education Program. Construction professionals at all experience levels will learn the building blocks necessary to transform their projects and companies into a lean operating system. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s Lean Construction Education Program is a series of courses that progressively cover a range of topics essential to Lean Construction, including:
  • Variation and pull in production
  • Lean workstructuring, supply chains, and assembly
  • Production management
  • Management by values
  • Problem-solving principles and tools
The second course in the program, Unit 2: Pull in Production, in , is now available. Pull in Production is a four-hour course that will be offered locally at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Chapters across the country. Following completion of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Compare batch-and-queue and continuous-flow production systems
  • Distinguish push systems from pull systems
  • Describe the impact of pull on production systems
  • Explain pull strategies in construction operations
  Visit or email curriculum@agc.org to learn more about ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s Lean Construction Education Program.