Agile Construction® Blog

Industrialization Of Construction® And The Labor Shortage…

While  productivity in the manufacturing industry has improved by 400% over the last century, the construction industry’s productivity has, in even the best case, stayed flat.  To achieve comparable results to those seen in manufacturing, the construction industry must also make the leap to “Industrialization”.  The first step in this process is defining the work…
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Why is Prefabrication So Important?

As subcontractors, we tend to be forced to take on the heaviest risk on each  and every project.  We are at the mercy of the GC and other trades in order to complete our work.  This Industrialization of Construction® that is happening is also causing other shockwaves throughout the industry.  Things like the labor shortage,…
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How To Manage Distractions With Short Interval Scheduling (SIS®)

Today’s topic is based upon an article written by Dr. Perry Daneshgari and Dr. Heather Moore of MCA, Inc.  You are invited to participate in the conversation and add your comments at the bottom of the page. A Common Scenario When the project manager asked the foreman what he’d accomplished that day, the foreman answered with…
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