Schedule for dwelling never goes to plan
What was meant to happen?
Supervisor has provided a schedule plan for the builders, which states steps in production and shows where and what particular stage the builder should be in progress of the new dwelling.
What did happen?
A purpose of a schedule plan is to show what needs to be completed at what stage so the building process flows smoothly. Controversy has occurred over the builder, supervisor and sub contractors where the supervisor pushes stages forward without notice. Phone calls from suppliers follow up with the builder confirming delivery for either the next day or two, but with no notice of the builder about these deliveries, the builder puts deliveries’ on hold. The builder then checks his schedule and finds the deliveries are four days ahead of schedule where the supervisor decides to push deliveries a head of schedule to get the house done faster.
Why did it happen?
The reason why this happens is because the supervisor wants the house completed before the due date to ensure we are ahead of schedule and not behind. This creates more work for the builder in a single day to ensure work in progress and also jumps the process a few days a head. The schedule is then not taken into consideration as stages is pushed forward and progress is ahead of schedule. This will also occur if subcontractors do not arrive on site when expected which slows the building progress.
What did we do to fix it?
Communication between the builder and supervisor was carried out regularly to ensure the building progress was going to plan. Supervisor informed the builder about supplies, sub contractors, and inspections within a few days of construction.
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