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Minimizing waste at the project level

Minimizing waste at the project level

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Minimizing waste at the project level

- One of the seven types of waste I listed in the last segment was overproduction of goods not needed, and I related this on construction, as all the scrap material we produce on a project. Now I think this is a tough one in construction. We have many different trades ordering materials from many different sources and then fabricating that material to fit into the project and its specific requirements and dimensions, and our supply chain is very different from a manufacturing supply chain. In fact, most trade contractors factor in waste to their material calculations. We cut off pieces of lumber to fit, we rip plywood and drywall, we assemble it into the correct dimensions. And the same can be said of flooring, roofing, extra concrete because the grade is slightly off, excess paint left in the bottom of the can that gets disposed of. The list can probably be as long as all the materials on your job site. The question is, how can we control that? And I think that's a good question for…

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