Ep.112 - How Takt Complies with Lean Core 2
Takt Construction
In this episode, Jason Schroeder explains how Takt Planning fully aligns with Lean Core #2: Stability and Standardization. He walks through why chaos cannot be improved, how CPM creates constant variation, and why Takt’s zone-based, time-based flow is the only way to achieve real stability on a construction project. By holding start dates, reducing overproduction, and creating clean, standardized work environments, Takt turns instability into a repeatable, improvable system. What you'll learn in this episode: Why stability is impossible without flow and why Takt enables both. How...
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Ep.111 - How Takt Complies with Lean Core 1
Takt Construction
In this episode, Jason Schroeder explains how Takt fully complies with Lean Core 1: respect for people, nature, and resources. He walks through why Takt is a people-centered system that limits overburden, exposes problems visually, and replaces blame with system fixes, unlike CPM, which hides issues and punishes workers. Jason also connects Takt to Japanese Lean principles like hitozukuri (making people before making things), standard work, total participation, and finishing with pride and craftsmanship. What you'll learn in this episode: Why Takt is the ultimate respect-for-people...
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Ep.110 - JIT, w/ Kevin & Jason
Takt Construction
It’s not about materials arriving on cue, it’s about everything moving in rhythm. In this episode, Jason Schroeder and Kevin break down the second great pillar of the Toyota Production System: Just In Time. But as they reveal, this principle goes far beyond supply chains and delivery schedules, it’s the heartbeat of flow. Through firsthand reflections from Toyota plants and lean pioneers, Jason and Kevin show how Just In Time is really about designing a perfectly balanced system where people, machines, and materials move in harmony, free of strain, waste, and...
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Ep.109 - Jidoka, w/ Kevin & Jason
Takt Construction
What if the smartest thing your team could do was stop? In this special episode of the Elevate Construction Podcast , Jason Schroeder and Kevin unpack one of the most misunderstood yet powerful principles of Lean: Jidoka “automation with a human touch.” Fresh from their reflections in Japan, they trace this concept all the way back to Sakichi Toyota’s original loom where a single broken thread would automatically stop the machine to prevent defects. That simple idea became one of the two foundational pillars of the Toyota Production System, right...
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Ep.108 - How to Overcome Hurdles in Implementing Takt
Takt Construction
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Ep.107 - The new Takt Planning Book Improvements
Takt Construction
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Ep.106 - First Planner System®️ - 26 - Prepare to Start Strong & Conclusion
Takt Construction
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Ep.105 - First Planner System®️ - 25 - Plan w/ the Builders
Takt Construction
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Ep.104 - First Planner System®️ - 24 - Supporting the Design Team
Takt Construction
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Ep.103 - First Planner System®️ - 23 - Last Planner®️ & Scrum in Design
Takt Construction
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info_outlineIn this podcast we cover:
- Introduction to the First Planner System™️ - Why Cake? Part 2
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· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg
· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt
· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured
· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw