The ability efficiently perform ongoing facilities maintenance, repair projects and minor new construction projects is available to all facilities management professionals and real property owners.
All of the necessary tools and services are readily available to maximize productivity and overall levels of satisfaction via LEAN integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery.
Both the 4BT OpenBUILD(TM) and 4BT OpenJOC systems incorporate the following within a collaborative, fully transparent, and compliant environment.
- Program Management – LEAN is a program not a project. LEAN programs are tailored to owner requirements and are continuously monitored and improved.
- Contract Management – Multi-year, multi-party agreements are established to support one or more Programs. A Operations Manual or Execution Guide and other documentation are components of the individual Contracts.
- Bid/Proposal Management – Lean is based upon several core elements, including a common data environment and early and ongoing communication between participants and stake holders. A locally researched detailed unit price book is a requisite element for adequately communicating and costing scope of work. Joint site meeting, planning meeting, and kick-off meetings are also elemental.
- Project Management – A project can consist of one or more work orders.
- Work Order Management – A work order is generated when a proposal is accepted and scheduled. It’s progress is monitored throughout its life-cycle.
- Document Management – Storing all information digitally is only part of the solution. Documents must be accesses and modified appropriately. Furthermore, version control is critical to avoid costly delays and/or mistakes. A full document management system that has “check_in” and “check_out” and maintains a record of all changes is critical.
- Work Flow Management – LEAN processes yield major gains in efficiency and overall satisfaction, however, management and improvement throughout all phases is a must.
- Building Management – A current record of all buildings/locations is the cornerstone for an efficient asset life-cycle total cost-of-ownership (TCO) program.
- Asset/component management – Track and manage asset and location data throughout the asset life-cycle.
- Procurement management – Best value procurement, integrated with planning and project delivery teams and activities is mandatory.
- BIM Integration – Access to existing BIM information can be highly valuable throughout construction planning, procurement, and operations and maintenance.
Both integrated project delivery and OpenJOC(TM) job order contracting have proven to be capable of consistently delivering quality repair, renovation, and new construction project on-time and on-budget. Both LEAN processes integrate People, Process, Information, and Technology to yield significantly improved results over traditional methods such as design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, etc.
via Four BT, LLC (4BT). 4BT is the AEC industry’s innovative integrated project delivery, construction cost data, and SAAS technology provider. We help guide organizations to achieve accelerated improvement of their facilities repair, renovation, and construction outcomes through the development ofa culture centered upon delivering customer value, supported by proven LEAN processes, actionable data, enabling cloud technology, and ongoing training.