Lean Construction Institute

Arizona Chapter

present

Program:              

LEARNING LAST PLANNER
 

Instructors:         

Jeff A. Esgar, Sundt Construction, Inc., Vice President Operations

Kevin Gregory, Holder Construction Co., Superintendent

Dennis Sowards, Quality Support Services, Inc.

Kevin Gregory

Kevin Gregory is the a Superintendent on the Cox Deer Valley Technology Center complete a $30M Data Center.  Kevin is passionate about Last Planner and Lean Tools and used these to run the Cox Data Center. He has extensive knowledge in building, safety compliance, as well as leading Holder to webinars on "How to Build a Better Plan".  He has worked as a Lean Steward for more than two years for Holder.

Jeff Esgar

Jeff Esgar is the Vice President for Sundt Construction Inc.'s Southwest District.  Jeff implemented the Last Planner on the University of Phoenix headquarters over 3 years ago.  Since then, Sundt has adopted the collaborative process on all of their Southwest projects.  Jeff has worked as a Lean Steward for more than three years for Sundt.

Dennis Sowards
Dennis Sowards is a quality improvement and Lean/quality consultant based in Phoenix.  He provides a unique look into application of business and quality theories and how they apply to real life situations especially in the construction industry.  Dennis tells it like it is and is often a guest writer for industry magazines including Contractor Magazine and Quality Digest.  He is the lead author of the SMACNA book - Creating the High-Performing Contracting Company.  He has completed several major research projects for the New Horizons Foundation including Thinking Lean: Tools for Decreasing Costs and Increasing Profit and Measuring Customer Loyalty.  Dennis holds a BSE and MBA from Arizona State University.

Date and Time:     

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 from 8:00am - 12:00 pm 

Registration / Cancellation Deadline: Friday, October  22, 2010. There will be no refunds after this time. Each person must register and pay to attend the meeting and dinner. Please help us save time, expense, and avoid people showing up at the last minute… plan ahead and register early!

Late Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Available after closing of regular registration.

Agenda:

• Intro to Lean
• Last Planner Overview
  • Master Scheduling
  • Phase Scheduling with Pull Planning Sessions
  • Lookahead Planning and Constraint Removal
  • Weekly Work Planning
  • Plan Percent Complete and Learning
• Simulation - Pull Planning Session
• Questions and Answers
• Plus / Delta

This will be the 3rd training event of the Arizona LCI Chapter meeting.  Please join us in shaping the chapter and learning how Lean can help your construction business.

Registration Assistance:  lci-arizona@leanconstruction.org

Note to First Time Attendees and Others New to Lean Construction:

Please review a glossary of terms and other introductory readings before attending the meeting by visiting http://www.leanconstruction.org

** Special Registration Discounts: If you are not an LCI Member, you may sign up today at the
LCI Member rate for this event if you purchase a one-year individual membership for $200.00.
Go to http://www.lci-individual-membership.eventbrite.com to read about the benefits and sign up today! Then, enter the words "New Member" when prompted for your "individual membership number"
while signing up for this event at the LCI Member rate. Full-time students and faculty,
please see http://lci-academic-membership.eventbrite.com for academic membership to LCI. Thanks!

Individual LCI Members may bring one guest to each LCI event at the Member Rate.
Corporate LCI Members may bring any guest at the LCI Member Rate, including employees,
clients, and partners from their supply and/or demand chain. Need help looking up your
individual membership number? Please contact arizona-support@leanconstruction.org 

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