Flaws in pull planning, LEAN Principles

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Flaws in pull planning, LEAN PrinciplesStarted by Wesley JoyceThe discussion focuses on the application and limitations of pull planning within lean construction principles. It explores the methodology of scheduling work by building backward from milestones to identify dependencies, while also addressing how the exclusion of specific subcontractors can nullify these plans due to unforeseen work requirements.

The primary purpose of a pull plan is to schedule work by building backwards from a required milestone to identify the necessary preceding tasks.

A pull plan is nullified if any relevant subcontractor or trade is excluded from the planning process, as unforeseen work from those trades can create unforeseen dependencies.

Hey, my name is Wesley Joyce, and I'm a fourth year construction management major here at Georgia Tech. I was recently working on a Turner building, so you can see behind me. There's a crane behind this house right here. It was my old job site. But anyways, I just wanted to talk briefly today about lean construction and the principles that are being applied across our industry and how not everybody recognizes them or works by them the same. And the example I want to talk about today is a pull plan. And we had a pool plan to kick off the hanging of our ceilings. And when you make a pull plan,…Flaws in pull planning, LEAN Principles