Why is understanding LEAN Job Order Contracting important to every public sector real property owner?
Effective management of owner/supplier relationships is the key to achieving and maintaining best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes. LEAN Job Ordering is the only proven method of achievement.
Public sector procurement professionals need to demonstrate transparency in decision-making and equal treatment of potential suppliers if there is to be any improvement in built environment repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes.
The simple fact is that Job Order Contracting is poorly understood, and traditional deployments have been far from uniform and have not delivered anticipated outcomes. In fact, many JOC Programs have led to less motivation on the part of design-builders to truly work toward mutually beneficial outcomes and “gaming the system” is not unheard of.