Tag: Takt
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From BIM to Site: A Digital Chain for Takt Production
How do you measure the performance of a takt construction project? That was one of the research themes presented at the Building 2030 summer seminar in Espoo, Finland. The Finnish Building 2030 consortium held its summer seminar last Thursday and Friday. The event was the culmination of Building 2030 Week, which my company had helped…
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Takt Planning Software: The Quest for a Breakthrough
I recently discussed construction scheduling software for Takt production with the CIO of a general contractor. Construction planning is one of the areas where many relatively new apps are available. Still, none of the latest alternatives has made an apparent breakthrough in Takt. The Rise of Takt Planning Takt is a lean construction method that…
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Takt in Shipbuilding: A Cabin Module Rolls Out Every 15 Minutes
The shipbuilding world may seem far removed from the construction industry, but valuable lessons can be learned from how ships are assembled using modular and lean methods. Minna Rosvall of YLE wrote an article about how cabins are manufactured using Takt production at the Piikkiö Works factory in southwestern Finland. The factory has operated for…