The future of facilities is Lean: The "game-changer" for facilities asset planning, building, and managing in a capital-constrained world

The Lean management principles made famous by Toyota have arrived for planning, building, and operating corporate, academic, and institutional buildings. Understanding Lean fundamentals and implementing practice results in workplaces and processes that lower cost and eliminate waste without sacrificing quality. John Nelson sets out the management fundamentals of Lean and illustrates how Lean is being applied to the facility construction and operations arena. He cites leading-edge examples as benchmarks, and he identifies fundamental cultural and behavioral changes that facilities groups must undergo to meet strategic business and sustainability goals in a capital-constrained environment.

Leader:

• John Nelson, PE -- Independent Consultant & Adjunct Professor, John Nelson, PE, Independent Consultant & Adjunct