LEAN Construction

Lean Construction Methods

Essential parts of the Lean Planning System include:

  • Setting Milestones through Master Scheduling
  • Establishing “hand-offs” via Pull Scheduling
  • Establishing 6 Week “Look Ahead” Plans
  • Identifying & Managing Schedule Constraints
  • Preparing Weekly Plans
  • Measuring results and making changes (i.e. improvement)

NAMI's Lean Planning

Lean construction methods and subsequent training from FMI resulted in the implementation of the following NAMI construction practices, which parallel many of the essential parts of a Lean Planning System:

  • Pre-Planning
  • Daily Huddles
  • 2-Week Planners
  • Percent Complete Reporting
  • Post-Job Reviews

Lean Construction Experience

We have participated in the following construction projects that utilized Lean Construction scheduling practices:

  • Kerry Centre, Beloit, WI
  • Wisconsin Lutheran College Science Building, Wauwatosa, WI
  • Taycheedah State Correctional Addition & Expansion

Exceptional Results

NAMI also has a well known and well earned reputation for meeting deadlines, regardless of the obstacles. In doing so, we believe that we give our customers what they want at a greater value for less cost and in less time. Perhaps our clients say it best.

RE: Microbial Sciences Building, UW-Madison

“NAMI was superb throughout the construction process. Their workmanship was consistently excellent; they met deadlines and were first rate problem solvers. They were also great “problem identifiers, often bringing up things that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.”

Judy Peterson
Dept. of Bacteriology
Member, MSB Building &
Construction Committees
March 10, 2008

Over the past 10 years, NAMI has successfully completed over $150 Million in negotiated, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) work without ever exceeding the committed price. We would welcome the opportunity to set savings goals for the WID | MIR project and we would commit our entire NAMI Team to attain those goals. We are confident in our abilities to save costs through our dedicated purchasing department, our extensive pre-planning efforts and our “Lean” style construction practices.