https://www.cmu.edu/cee/projects/PMbook/04_Labor,_Material,_And_Equipment_Utilization.html
Construction Processes - Efficiency and Productivity
A project manager must insure that these inputs are effectively coordinated to achieve an efficient construction process. This coordination involves both strategic decisions and tactical management in the field. For example, strategic decisions about appropriate technologies or site layout are often made during the process of construction planning. During the course of construction, foremen and site managers will make decisions about work to be undertaken at particular times of the day based upon the availability of the necessary resources of labor, materials and equipment. Without coordination among these necessary inputs, the construction process will be inefficient or stop altogether.
Construction Productivity
Construction Management Association of America
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The first challenge created in construction productivity management is in establishing how productivity will be measured.
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Cordell, R.H., "Construction Productivity Management," Cost Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 2, February 1986, pp. 14-23
Managing Productivity in Construction: JIT Operations and Measurements
Low Sui Pheng, Chan Yue Meng
Routledge, 26-Oct-2018 - Business & Economics - 250 pages
First published in 1997, this volume joined the debate assessing the potential of the Just-In-Time management philosophy from the manufacturing industry for Singapore’s construction industry by examining the "off-site" prefabrication of precast concrete components in Singapore, in comparison with traditional management systems. In the wake of the 1991 Strategic Economic Plan of Singapore, which forecasted alarmingly low productivity in the local construction sector, the authors noted that construction in Japan was 35% more productive, whilst Finland was 75% better. Highlighting immense potential for the JIT approach, they explore the JIT philosophy, traditional systems, construction wastes and comparisons between construction and manufacturing.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=znd0DwAAQBAJ
Construction Productivity in the Multilayer Subcontracting System: The Case of Singapore
Low Sui Pheng, Sim Jia Zheng
Springer, 14-Aug-2018 - Technology & Engineering - 300 pages
This book focuses on current subcontracting practices in the construction industry and their effects on Singapore’s construction productivity. It offers readers a better understanding of how the fragmentation of large and small firms in Singapore impacts construction productivity when operating under the commonly adopted multilayer subcontracting system (MLSS), which extends globally to the construction industries in other countries that have adopted the MLSS. The book also assesses the effectiveness of subcontracting practices in helping local contractors improve their construction productivity (and thereby improve the industry’s overall productivity). In closing, it provides recommendations on how the problems associated with the MLSS can best be addressed, and how its benefits can be capitalized on through organizational learning.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=5P1oDwAAQBAJ
Construction Productivity: A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors
Eddy M. Rojas
J. Ross Publishing, 15-Nov-2008 - Technology & Engineering - 344 pages
Construction Productivity offers some of the best productivity studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction, that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by a number of the most progressive contractors in the electrical industry and performed by outstanding scholars from top U.S. universities. Topics include measuring labor productivity, establishing a field benchmarking program, dealing with stacking of trades, understanding and managing schedule acceleration and compression, understanding the relationships between absenteeism, turnover and labor productivity, negotiating loss of labor efficiency, developing field incentive programs, diminishing job stress in construction supervisors, and recommended practices for productivity enhancement. All specialty and general contractors will find value in this practical book. The concepts presented will improve your understanding of the main issues affecting construction productivity and will provide you with tools and strategies to enhance your company's productivity and profitability.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=rE8-ZJlkOkoC
Measuring Productivity of Labour-Intensive Work Practices in Road Construction in Africa
Emmanuel Bamfo-Agyei, Clinton Aigbavboa, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
Routledge, 15-Jul-2022 - Business & Economics - 120 pages
This book examines an issue of constant concern in the construction industry, that of productivity. Using data from Ghana and South Africa, it presents research into the productivity of local contractors in these countries whilst examining the predominance of labour-intensive production methods. The book begins by considering the theoretical and conceptual perspectives on labour productivity in the construction industry in the existing literature, before reviewing current productivity measurement frameworks. The book then explores the productivity of labour-intensive public works projects in South Africa and Ghana alongside a general discussion of key factors affecting construction productivity in these countries. Whilst the focus is on road construction, the framework developed can be applied to any number of construction projects to measure, and ultimately improve productivity. This book is useful reading for researchers and practitioners looking to understand the factors influencing labour productivity in construction at both the industry and the project level, including construction managers, quantity surveyors, cost engineers and project managers.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gthsEAAAQBAJ
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