In this graded assignment, you will revisit the Building Cars documentary and write a 2000-word essay relating the lean approaches used to construction project delivery. Watch the video “Building Cars” again ? Episode 1, Episode 2 and Episode 3 ? and review the Study Journal activity for Unit 4 lesson 2 where you were asked to find an example from the documentary of each of the following elements in the Toyota House as described in The Toyota Way (Liker): Stable and standardised processes Levelled production Takt planning Continuous flow Pull sequence Quick changeover Integrated logistics Andon Person-machine separation Error proofing In-station quality control Continuous improvement Problem solving Common goals Now repeat this exercise but relate the lean approaches used to construction project delivery: Develop examples of techniques and thinking that can be applied directly into project delivery. Provide examples of adaptations that can be applied. Provide examples of things that will not work in the construction industry.
