Lean Culture for the Construction Industry: Building Responsible and Committed Project Teams, Second Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (629 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 149878724X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 319 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorGary Santorella, Owner, is a licensed Cognitive-behavioral therapist and an expert in team dynamics and behavioral change, who was developed a unique methodology to access job site functioning. He received his BA i Behavioral psychology from Providence College in 1980, and a Master’s Degree with an emphasis in Occupational Welfare from UC Berkeley in 1990 He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.
He received his BA i Behavioral psychology from Providence College in 1980, and a Master’s Degree with an emphasis in Occupational Welfare from UC Berkeley in 1990 He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.. Gary Santorella, Owner, is a licensed Cognitive-behavioral therapist and an expert in team dynamics and behavioral change, who was developed a unique methodology to access job site functioning
This book demonstrates how, in an industry where waste is rampant, and depends on wide range of people and personalities to successfully build a job, Lean thinking can make the difference between a profitable, competitive construction team, and mass inefficiencies, stunted profitability, and lost future opportunities.. Understanding Lean as an overall operating system will help to avert this all too common pitfall. Lean tools alone don't lead to successful Lean initiatives: the missing piece is culture. Many of the struggles that we are currently experiencing when attempting to implement Lean in the construction environment are the direct result of applying Lean tools out of proper context. While value stream mapping is an im