Ep.860 - Zone Control - Last Planner® Implementation Series

Jason continues the Last Planner and Takt implementation series with zone control, the step where all the planning and meetings meet the field. Using a football analogy, he explains that zone boundaries are the sidelines and Takt time is the goalposts, so every foreman and superintendent knows how to play the game and win. He asks superintendents and foremen to take the weekly work plan and zone maps into the field each morning and stop fighting fires, instead finishing, preparing, and managing handoffs, speed, and the next area. He also lays out the zone control rules and previews the next topic, what to do when you find waste, unevenness, or overburden inside those boundaries. What you'll learn in this episode: Why zone control is the implementation of the Takt and Last Planner systems in the field, and why knowledge without action isn't power How zone boundaries (the sidelines) and Takt time (the goalposts) turn superintendents and foremen into zone managers Why foremen and superintendents should carry the weekly work plan and zone maps, preferably front to back, as they walk the job The zone control rules: work by zones, finish as you go, prepare work ahead, never go slower than Takt time, and never go faster until the work is finished, inspected, and signed off How zone control connects to the daily huddles, so the team can see where it stands each day and take action to create flow If your crews had sidelines and goalposts every day, how differently would they play the game? 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