Housing Giants - July 10, 2008 - (Page 7) viewpoint By Bill Lurz, Senior Editor Housing slump migHt Kill tQm Builders are indicating they don’t have time for process mapping. And that, notes Bill in his latest blog, could be their fatal flaw. i Had a conversation recently with housing industry management consultant Fletcher Groves, who sees the current housing downturn having a devastating impact on the total quality management movement, which gained a toehold in the housing industry in the early 1990s, fueled — at least in part — by the National Housing Quality award program sponsored by Professional Builder magazine and the NAHB Research Center. Groves, principal of Vedra Beach, Fla.-based SAI Consulting, has been working with builders for more than a decade to get their process flow charts down on paper and then refine them to improve efficiency. Just recently, Fletch surveyed all his past clients, to learn (1) how many of them still had the process maps, (2) how many were still amending the maps, and (3) how many were still working on their processes to realize the small, incremental improvements that are at the core of TQM. Groves sent me the 11-page report on his findings, which are video editorial Hear Bill Lurz’s insight on the latest in the building industry. www.Housinggiants.com 7.10.08.Housing giants http://www.housingzone.com/blog/1360000536.html http://www.housinggiants.com
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