Jason continues the Integrated Production Control System series with continuous improvement, the most difficult but most important element. The BSRL story shows what's possible: gave everyone 5S and eight waste cards, reviewed daily in morning worker huddle, got 160 lean improvement videos (could have been 600-800 with better implementation). The system requires everyone to learn the eight wastes by memory, 5S/3S every day to see problems, afternoon foreman huddles that coordinate AND create flow, and a feedback loop that works on a daily basis so crews know exactly what they need to do to win more the next day.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why everyone on site must memorize the eight wastes and how they work as a system

• The afternoon foreman huddle structure: coordination for 15-30 minutes, then quiet one-on-one sessions with superintendent to plan next day's production and improvements

• How to track interruptions (the "in betweens") and connect missed production to the eight wastes with before/after lean improvement videos

• Why current condition fails: we focus on commitments benefiting GC, not actual coordination/changing actions that improve production and remove roadblocks

• Felipe Engineer's principle: if you're implementing Last Planner or Takt and not picking up time, you're not doing it right

Until you have a continuous improvement system on site with your crews, you won't make the massive production improvements you could be making.

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