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The preferred method in the south to increase productivity and reduce costs is to threaten the crews and don’t pay the subs, the productivity software option is what the “other guys” do to be competitive.
Moving away from excel spreadsheets, whiteboards, and sticky notes is how most companies operate today as sad as that sounds. Having\Forcing a standard company wide “system” that promotes good communication, organizes process’s across all company disciplines, and allows collaboration between employee’s and or all vested interests of a project would by itself achieve reduced costs and increased productivity.
Or, in a simpler framework the idea to hire a gun wielding foreman with a lingerie model assistant could achieve some interesting productivity results, but most likely not reduce anyone’s costs.
I hope my competition chooses the last simpler option!
Most production inefficiencies are caused by not having the right personnel, equipment or material in the right places at the right time. The only way to reverse this is to plan. If you plan for sequence and plan for timing, you can plan for production.
Most tasks are not completed from start to finish without interruption, yet they’re usually estimated as if there will be no interruptions. Be honest about those starts/stops and anticipate them. Only then can you look at how to eliminate or reduce them.