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The document discusses key components and principles for scheduling construction projects, including: 1. Construction schedules should be formatted in a time by location format to create a 4D schedule that shows all dimensions and allows visibility into production principles, lean construction, and flow. 2. Dividing work into zones based on location and leveling the zones by work density rather than area allows trades to flow through zones more quickly and optimize takt time. 3. Labeling zones as horizontal, vertical, or workable backlog enables identification of the critical path of flow and swing capacity to share resources between areas.

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New Takt Book

The document discusses key components and principles for scheduling construction projects, including: 1. Construction schedules should be formatted in a time by location format to create a 4D schedule that shows all dimensions and allows visibility into production principles, lean construction, and flow. 2. Dividing work into zones based on location and leveling the zones by work density rather than area allows trades to flow through zones more quickly and optimize takt time. 3. Labeling zones as horizontal, vertical, or workable backlog enables identification of the critical path of flow and swing capacity to share resources between areas.

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MILESTONES

PROGRAMS PHASES
& PROJECTS

FIRST & LAST


PLANNER ZONES
COORDINATION

PATH OF
TAKT
PLANNING
TAKT TIME
CRITICAL FLOW

INDEPENDENT TRAINS &


ACTIVITIES TRADE FLOW

INTER- PRODUCTION
CONNECTIONS LAWS
BUFFERS

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ALL CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES SHOULD BE FORMATTED LIKE THIS:
Time=T

Location= X,Y,Z
Trades flowing = Flowing

AND LOOK LIKE THIS:

SCHEDULES FOR CONSTRUCTION WERE ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO BE


FORMATTED IN A TIME BY LOCATION FORMAT. THEN IT BECOMES A 4-D
SCHEDULE. ONCE YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DIMENSIONS YOU CAN SEE
PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES, LEAN CONSTRUCTION, FLOW, AND ALL OTHER
COMPONENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT. WE’RE ABOUT TO TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT EACH COMPONENT.
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A SCHEDULE FORMATTED THIS WAY WILL PROVIDE A PLAN
THAT HAS RHYTHM, CONTINUITY, AND CONSISTENCY.

RHYTHM
Work finishes
on a rhythm

Work starts
on a rhythm

Everything is balanced
to that rhythm

CONSISTENCY
LABOR MATERIALS INFORMATION

Consistency means labor, materials and information


are packaged and leveled from area to area

SO LETS BREAK DOWN THE SYSTEM...


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ZONES

THE WORK WITHIN A PHASE IS BROKEN DOWN BY LOCATION.


ZONES ARE HOW THE PHASE IS BROKEN UP. THE NUMBER OF
ZONES CREATED WITHIN THE PHASE HAS A GREAT DEAL TO DO
WITH HOW FAST THE TRAIN OF TRADES CAN GO THROUGH THEM.
GENERALLY, THE MORE ZONES YOU HAVE, OR THE SMALLER THE
ZONES ARE BY AREA, THE FASTER THE TRAIN WILL GO.
ADDITIONALLY, FOR A TRAIN OF TRADES TO GO FAST THE ZONES
MUST BE LEVELED BY WORK DENSITY, NOT AREA.

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WE NEED TO DEFINE THE COMPONENTS OF THE TAKT CALCULATOR BEFORE
WE MOVE ON. THIS CALCULATOR WILL BE USED TO OPTIMIZE OUR PHASES.

THE CALCULATOR SHOWS YOU THE RIGHT ZONING STRATEGY TO OPTIMIZE


YOUR TAKT PHASES, OR IN OTHER WORDS, IT CREATES THE BEST STRATEGY
WITH THE BEST FLOW AND SHORTEST TOTAL DURATION.

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NOW THAT WE HAVE THE ZONES LEVELED WE WILL LABEL THEM BY ZONE TYPE.
REMEMBER, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ZONES:
1. HORIZONTAL: HORIZONTAL FLOWS OF WORK.
2. VERTICAL: VERTICAL FLOWS OF WORK.
3. WORKABLE BACKLOG: WORK THAT IS READY TO BE WORKED ON BUT IS NOT A PART
OF THE PATH OF CRITICAL FLOW. IT IS USED TO ENABLE SWING CAPACITY WHICH IS
WHEN RESOURCES ARE SHARED BETWEEN AREAS WHEN ADDED HELP IS NEEDED.

IN THE EXAMPLE ABOVE WE HAVE


IDENTIFIED ONE OF THE ZONES AS A
WORKABLE BACKLOG ZONE, AND WE HAVE HOR I Z O N TAL F LOW 4

VERTICAL FLOW
ALSO FLAGGED AREAS THAT MAY BE
CHOSEN AS VERTICAL FLOWS. ELEVATORS, 3
STAIRS, BATHROOMS, STACKED ELECTRICAL
ROOMS AND CHASES ARE EXAMPLE OF
VERTICAL FLOWS. 2

1
1
2
WORKABLE BACKLOG 3
LEVEL 1

HORIZONTAL Zone 1
FLOW PHASE Zone 2
Zone 3

1
VERTICAL 2
FLOW 3
WORKABLE PHASE 4
BACKLOG Elevator
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