Digital accelerates lean construction with smart planning and tools
Digital accelerates lean construction with smart planning and tools
What is just-in-time delivery?
Just-in-time (JIT) delivery is a lean construction principle focused on receiving goods exactly when they are needed in the construction process, minimizing storage costs, maximising space utilization and reducing waste. This approach optimizes workflow, ensures materials and equipment are available as required, and supports efficient project management while improving safety as there are fewer obstacles and potential hazards. Additionally, planned deliveries can be coordinated to avoid peak times, reducing congestion and potential accidents.
Maximising planning and on-site logistics
Efficiently moving materials, personnel, and equipment is key when taking a takt plan into action, minimizing waste while ensuring steady and continuous workflow. Utilizing interior elevators early on is essential to enable efficient logistics and support just-in-time deliveries. Read about the insights we have gathered from the field with our construction partners.
1. Progress tracking and reporting
Comparing lift movement data with the construction schedule provides unbiased insights into site progress. Constant real-time data helps in fine-tuning scheduling and planning, ensuring logistics are optimized on a weekly basis, and allowing continuous improvement and informed decision-making.
2. Streamlined material delivery
Consider elevator locations when planning site logistics as elevators can significantly streamline the material logistic flow in just-in-time deliveries. Reserving people and material elevators for logistic work flexibly reduces on-site inventory and related waste. Features like Priority Call enable logistics personnel to bypass elevator queues, prioritizing quick transport of materials and site personnel based on plan needs.
3. Efficient tool allocation
The KONE SiteFlow Tool Tracker, powered by RFID technology, minimizes search time for tools and equipment. By ensuring efficient distribution and easy accessibility of tools on-site, the Tool Tracker reduces non-valuable time spent on site.
4. Minimize waiting times
Real-time updates on elevator status and location information available for everyone enable prompt adjustments to daily operations. This transparency allows continuous flow of materials and workers on site without unnecessary delays.
5. Minimize unnecessary rework and improve safety
Rework and safety incidents are significant sources of waste in construction projects. Restricting access to floors that are completed or in progress to authorized personnel only helps prevent accidents and unnecessary rework, improving overall safety. KONE SiteFlow helps you to lock floors on-the-go, in seconds.
6. Seamless coordination
Efficient communication is essential for smooth operations. Reducing the need for phone calls and text messages by ensuring all personnel are updated on elevator status and equipment location in real-time facilitates seamless coordination and enhances workflow efficiency.
Ensure your construction site embraces lean construction principles
KONE SiteFlow brings digital operating and insight solutions to construction sites, enabling more effective and faster project completion, cost reduction, and reduced waste. Our practical tools enhance lean construction and give site management immediate control to adhere to the takt schedule. KONE SiteFlow empowers site managers to base their planning on real data, monitor operations in real-time, make immediate adjustments, and manage teams remotely. Increase your control of the smartest equipment on your construction site, book a free demo.
To discover how KONE SiteFlow can optimize scheduling at your construction site, contact the head of product marketing in LinkedIn.
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