Ep.267 - It's Not about Production! - Flow Series

Do you know the best way to make your numbers? In this episode, Jason unpacks the biggest secret in construction: we don't lose money when crews are working—we lose it in the transitions. You'll learn why the bottom 25% of workers are more productive than average bid units when actually working, why focusing on production units is the wrong game, the whiteboard circles-and-lines visual (circles = productive work, lines = transitions where we lose money), and the four solutions to create flow: plan with Takt (not CPM), limit work in progress, fanatically prevent roadblocks, and finish as you go.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• The secret: We lose money in the transitions/in-betweens, not when crews are in flow, focus on interruptions, roadblocks, sequence changes, not production units

• The wrong focus: Telling crews "make production" focuses their minds on the circles (when working), but we win in the timeouts and transitions, not when playing

• Unskilled workers myth: Bottom 25% still beat production rates when environment is ready, you make money by removing roadblocks, not complaining about skills

• Four flow solutions: (1) Plan with Takt not CPM to stack sequences with consistent crew sizes, (2) limit work in progress (overproduction is mother of all wastes), (3) prevent roadblocks fanatically, (4) finish as you go

• The comparison: Flow project = 20 weeks, 248 people, $1.6M saved vs non-flow = 24-36 weeks, 380 people, inflated costs, you gain 11% fee and 40% schedule by focusing on transitions

"You will not make money by focusing on when the crew is working. You will make it by focusing on transitions, did you change sequence? Were areas ready? Did roadblocks hold up work? That's where we lose money."

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