Events

Lean Construction in Public Sector Conference LIPS 2012

Programme

The conference consists of two parts (see below for different sections):

Introduction to Lean Construction seminar September 10, 2012
LIPS 2012 Conference September 11-12, 2012

Introduction to Lean Construction (Monday)

Date: Monday September 10, 2012
Place: Tampere Hall
Registration fee: 400 eur (VAT 23 % incl.) - ON-LINE REGISTRATION FORM

H. Glenn Ballard (USA)
M.B.A., Ph.D.
Director, Project Production Systems
Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley

Download Mr. Ballard's biography here

Gregory A. Howell (USA)
P.E., M.S.C.E.
President, Lean Construction Institute

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Download Mr. Howell's biography here

8.00 Registration opens
8.30 Start – Introduction to lean
9.30 Coffee break
10.00 Simulation – Silent Squares (problem solving)
11.45 Lunch
12.45 Simulation – Dot game (the design and performance of production systems)
14.30 Coffee break
15.00 Simulation – Parade of trades (the combined impact of dependence and variation on work flow)
16.30 Wrap-up
17.00 End of the seminar
18.30 City reception

The approach is to learn basic lean concepts and practices first through your hands, then through your head. The workshop will be very interactive. Participants will be able to ask questions to their hearts' content.

Note: This is a draft of the programme and minor chages may still appear. The organizers reserve the right to change the programme.

Lean Construction in Public Sector Conference (Tuesday-Wednesday)

See the full conference programme draft here.

Tuesday September 11, 2012

8.00 Coffee and Tea (Registration opens)
9.00 Opening ceremony
9.30 SESSION 1: Power of Integrated Project Delivery
12.30 Lunch
13.30 SESSION 2: Relational contracting and procurement laws
18.00 End of conference day 1
19.00 Dinner

Wednesday September 12, 2012

8.30 Start up
8.40 SESSION 3: Doing work the lean way
12.00 Lunch
13.00 SESSION 4: Leadership as an Enabler of Cultural Change
15.40 Conference Wrap Up