Question 1.: – Evaluate the appropriateness and usefulness of ‘work measurement’ and ‘method study’ techniques in the modern construction production environment, making specific reference to lean
production.
Question 2.: Discuss the connection between ‘work measurement’ and ‘lean thinking’.
Question 3: – Evaluate the importance of ‘work measurement’ in the context of construction planning and discuss whether the duration data obtained from ‘work measurement’ techniques could be
responsible, in part, for the poor average time performance of construction projects in the UK.
Question 4: – Discuss whether the ‘last planner’ technique offers the potential for enhanced schedule performance in construction production.

Production Management, Performance & Lean Thinking
Question 5: – ‘Construction production involves much wasteful activity’.
Discuss the accuracy of this statement and evaluate the various sources of waste that are encountered in construction production.
Question 6: – Discuss how the main requirements of a production management system relate to the construction industry.
Discuss the evolution of construction production techniques and evaluate whether or not each construction project can truly be viewed as being ‘unique’.
Question 9: – Critically appraise the influence of ‘lean production’ philosophies upon the construction process.