Factory Physics: Methods for Efficient Project Management in a Scientific Environment

<!--HTML--><p><span><span><span>Factory physics is systematic description of the underlying behaviour of manufacturing systems and is key to the development of effective production management strategies.&nbsp; Operations Science is a generalization of Factory Physics and applies to all operations including large and complex construction projects.&nbsp; Indeed, the creation of the LHC was one of the largest and most complex operations in history.&nbsp; </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Much of the focus in project management has been adherence to a schedule and reacting when the schedule begins to slip.&nbsp; While schedule adherence is importance the practice of <em>monitor and react</em> is ineffective.&nbsp; More important is understanding the <em>production system </em>that delivers the construction project.&nbsp; Operations Science teaches that while schedules tell what <em>should happen</em>, the production system tells what <em>can and will happen—</em>maintain the correct rate and the dates will be met.&nbsp; To do this, it is essential that the production system be properly designed and efficiently executed.&nbsp; In this lecture, Mark will describe how Factory Physics and Operations Science address these issues.&nbsp; </span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span><span><span>Short bio:&nbsp;</span></span></span></strong><span><span><span>Mark Spearman joined the Project Production Institute in 2018 as the Technical Director. He is the founder, president and chief executive officer of Factory Physics, Inc. a firm that is now part of Strategic Project Solutions that provides management consulting, training, and software to make manufacturing systems and supply chains more effective.&nbsp; Over the last 35 years, he has worked with more than one hundred companies applying the principles of Factory Physics to improve operations and increase profits.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Prior to founding Factory Physics Inc., Spearman was professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the top-ranked industrial engineering program in the nation.&nbsp; He was associate professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University and served as department head at Texas A&amp;M University.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Link to books:&nbsp;<br /> <a href="https://factoryphysics.com/factory-physics-3rd-edition">https://factoryphysics.com/factory-physics-3rd-edition</a><br /> <a href="https://factoryphysics.com/factory-physics-for-managers">https://factoryphysics.com/factory-physics-for-managers</a> </span></span></span></p>