The problems with crew hopping and a 100-year-old chart.
We all know the cost of construction continues to climb through the roof. The more we try to accelerate schedules and control pricing, it just seems to go in the opposite direction. Innovation promises increased production, yet production still drops. We have heard it all before. Maybe we need to dig a little deeper as to why projects continue to take longer and cost us more money.
At a training class for foremen, the instructor made it clear that efficiency in production was the key to profit. It was the foreman’s job to ensure production. This requires scheduling and team work. It also requires standing your ground against general contractors who mismanage. Do not allow them to bounce your crew around the project; they need to have a clear path ahead of them.