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Daily Reports a Waste of Time?

By: Mark McKenzie on 12/03/18 13:54

Contractors often require their frontline supervisors to complete a “Daily Foreman’s Report”. This daily report may be used for billing purposes for reimbursable work, whereas ...

Construction Frontline Development – Getting the right tools in their tool box

By: Mark McKenzie on 10/15/18 11:38

We often hear from contractors, “your frontline supervisor training looks great, but we can’t afford to take our supervisors off the job right now, we’re too busy.” We ...

Advanced Work Packaging as a Construction Best Practice

By: Mark McKenzie on 09/14/18 15:20

Intro to AWP In August of 2015, the Construction Industry Institute (CII) announced that Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), as a result of the analysis done by CII Research Team ...

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What is pull planning?

By: Mark McKenzie on 12/13/17 13:08

The term pull planning is being used more and more in construction planning and scheduling. Where did the term originate from? What does it mean exactly? What does pull ...

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Wage Theft Investigations and Citations in the Construction Industry

By: Mark McKenzie on 10/16/17 14:28

This month we share some cautionary tales for employers in the construction industry. During the past several months the California Labor Commissioner has cited or filed suit ...