2022BookofCases

Case 10

Lean Construction Ireland Annual Book of Cases 2021 f s s 2 l

Case Study Title: Digitalisation of Systems and Processes

Company Overview MANNINGS CONSTRUCTION manningsgroup.com

Mannings Construction Group is an innovative main contractor and design build partner, with a reputation for delivering value engineering solutions and fast-track projects since 1975.The Group employs 80 full time staff across Ireland and the United Kingdom and has set the standard in delivering high-quality construction projects across the retail, logistics, tech, pharma, health,mixed-use, office and residential sectors. Projects range in scale and value fromminor refurbishment projects (often completed outside normal working hours to avoid disruption to client operations), to large-scale high-tech projects including a €70 million 77,000m2 logistics facility in Co Dublin (ninth largest building in the world by volume when completed). Mannings Construction Group’s ability to embrace new technologies and implement innovative solutions including‘Invisible Methodology’ has resulted in high levels of repeat business and client retention. Mannings’ partnership approach and ongoing ability to innovate whilst delivering projects within budget, programme and to the

Figure 1: Multi-storey carpark and retail units for Quintain

highest quality standards has been the foundation for the firm’s success over the past forty-five years.The firm brings the values of collaborative working and integrity to the fore on every project.We take those values and combine them with innovative construction technologies to deliver client satisfaction, time after time.

Author

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Sinead Savage

Breda Corrigan

Overview & Background to the Lean Initiative

InApril 2020, as the Covid-19 Global Pandemic was wreaking havoc across the world, and the construction industry was beginning to experience the impact of nationwide lockdowns resulting in the shut-down of many construction projects, the Directors of Mannings Construction Group made a conscious decision to use the ‘down time’ to embrace the principles of Lean Construction in order to increase operational efficiency and eliminate unnecessary waste for the benefit of the company and its clients. Education and Inclusivity In order to implement a new ‘Lean way of thinking’, a series of training sessions commenced, and staff in all regions of the business participated in Lean Six Sigma training.‘Lessons Learned’workshops were scheduled following completion of projects in Ireland and the UK,with mandatory attendance for all teammembers.An external

consultant with expertise in Lean construction was appointed to chair the workshops and improvements were implemented company wide. Last PlannerWorkshops were scheduled in advance of new projects commencing onsite, as the next stage in supporting lean integration within the business progressed.The Mannings site management teams were instrumental in securing maximum‘buy in’ and commitment from the supply chain.Mannings Construction Group provided further training for the wider project team including stakeholders and subcontractors, and all parties involved with the project became engaged and supportive participants in the Lean approach,working towards a common goal: to eliminate waste and secure the best project outcome as a team.

Lean Initiative Undertaken – Lean Thinking, Tools, Techniques

recent investments in new technologies. One of the key objectives of the digitalisation strategy was to improve systems and processes resulting in enhanced efficiencies and elimination of waste.The aim was to deliver a visible, accessible, and user-friendly management system that would yield improved project outcomes, utilising the

Digitalisation of the Business Following the success of the Lean Six Sigma training, and Last Planner and Lessons Learned workshops, the Directors made a commitment to further strengthen the operational excellence strategy by adopting a new digitalisation strategy that would support the firm’s

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