Civil Engineering Books. Construction Productivity: A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors | by Eddy M. Rojas (ed) | 2008 | ISBN: 9781604270006. LABOR PRODUCTIVITY MODEL FOR CONSTRUCTION. Productivity Enhancement Best Practices.

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Construction Productivity: A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors

by Eddy M. Rojas (ed)
2008 (344 pages)
ISBN:9781604270006

Offering specific examples based on real life experience in electrical construction, this book provides practical information on measuring, benchmarking, and enhancing field productivity for construction projects.

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Construction Productivity—A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors







Preface
Web Added Value




Chapter 1 – Measuring Labor Productivity
INTRODUCTION
WHY DOES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY MATTER?
A LABOR PRODUCTIVITY MODEL FOR CONSTRUCTION
MEASURING LABOR PRODUCTIVITY AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
CONCLUSIONS
WEB-ADDED VALUE

Chapter 2 – Benchmarking Field Operations
INTRODUCTION
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF BENCHMARKING
KEY FIELD BENCHMARKING ELEMENTS
FIELD BENCHMARKING PROCESS
IMPLEMENTING FIELD BENCHMARKING
FIELD BENCHMARKING PROCEDURE
LEARNING THROUGH FIELD BENCHMARKING
CONCLUSIONS
WEB ADDED VALUE

Chapter 3 – Stacking of Trades
INTRODUCTION
PREVIOUS STUDIES ON OVERCROWDING, OVERMANNING, AND SITE DENSITY
UNDERSTANDING STACKING OF TRADES ISSUES
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
MODEL VALIDATION
APPLICATION OF THE MODEL
CONCLUSIONS
WEB ADDED VALUE


Chapter 4 – Understanding Schedule Acceleration and Compression
INTRODUCTION
THE EFFECTS OF SCHEDULE ACCELERATION
REDUCING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ACCELERATION
CALCULATING INEFFICIENT WORK HOURS
CONCLUSIONS




Chapter 5 – Managing Schedule Acceleration and Compression
INTRODUCTION
SELECTING THE LEAST DISRUPTIVE LABOR OPTION
NEGOTIATING WITH THE OWNER TO MITIGATE CONSTRAINTS
MAINTAINING PROPER DOCUMENTATION
STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING PLANNED SCHEDULE ACCELERATION
STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING UNPLANNED SCHEDULE ACCELERATION
CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 6 – Absenteeism and Turnover
INTRODUCTION
PREVIOUS STUDIES
UNDERSTANDING ABSENTEEISM AND TURNOVER
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 7 – Negotiating Loss of Labor Efficiency
INTRODUCTION
MAKING THE CASE FOR LABOR INEFFICIENCIES
EDUCATING THE OWNER
WHAT TO DOCUMENT AND WHEN
PRICING AND TRACKING CHANGES
OWNER AND DESIGNER EDUCATION
CLAIM PRESENTATION PRINCIPLES
CASE STUDY
CONCLUSIONS


Chapter 8 – Field Incentive Systems
INTRODUCTION
INCENTIVES ACROSS INDUSTRY BOUNDARIES
CHARACTERISTICS OF CHANGE
DESIGNING AN INCENTIVE SYSTEM
BASICS TO SPECIFICS: DESIGNING AN INCENTIVE SYSTEM FOR FIELD LABOR
CUSTOMIZATION OF THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
PRODUCTIVITY AND THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 9 – Job Stress in Construction Supervisors
INTRODUCTION
DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONNAIRE
JOB CONTENT QUESTIONNAIRE
OCCUPATIONAL STRESS INVENTORY
LIFE STRESSORS AND SOCIAL RESOURCES INVENTORY
MYERS-BRIGGS PERSONALITY TYPE INDICATOR
PERSONAL BEHAVIOR PATTERN
CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 10 – Recommended Practices for Productivity Enhancement
INTRODUCTION
FOCUS GROUPS
PRODUCTIVITY CONCEPTS
CONCLUSIONS

Appendix A – Bibliography
Appendix B – Formulas

LABOR PRODUCTIVITY FORMULAS
STACKING OF TRADES FORMULAS
SCHEDULE ACCELERATION FORMULAS
TURNOVER AND ABSENTEEISM FORMULAS
FIELD INCENTIVE SYSTEMS FORMULAS

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