Ep.748 - Zone Control!

Jason introduces zone control, a daily rhythm for steering a train of trades through the building at the right speed. It came from a team at PC Construction that renamed its assistant superintendents "zone managers." He walks through the daily routine: superintendents walk each zone with the foreman, punch out yesterday's work on the spot, inspect tomorrow's areas for real readiness, and bring what they find to the afternoon foreman huddle. He lays out five zone control rules and the options for handling a trade that falls behind its Takt time, from swinging to workable backlog to swarming the delay with extra capacity. What you'll learn in this episode: What zone control is and how zone managers keep a train of trades flowing at the same speed and the same distance apart The daily routine: punch yesterday's work with the foreman while you're there, then inspect tomorrow's zone for real readiness Why superintendents should never walk the job empty-handed, and what to carry (the Takt plan and zone maps) The five zone control rules, including no going slower than Takt time and no going faster until the work is 100% finished, inspected, and agreed to by the trades before and after Options when a trade is running behind: swing to workable backlog, stop the train and prepare, pull the work onto its own plan, recover within the wagon, or swarm the delay with swing capacity Could your team walk into any zone today and show exactly where the zone boundaries are and what has to be ready for the next crew? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free, and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊). Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels: · Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg · LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt · LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured · LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw