Ranasinghe, U; Ruwanpura, J and Liu, X (2012) Streamlining the construction productivity improvement process with the proposed role of a construction productivity improvement officer. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(6), pp. 697-706. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Construction productivity improvement has become a key area of focus among academia and industry over the last decade attributable to its strong potential in benefitting the construction industry. Despite its high impact on the construction industry, productivity improvement is still an area in which much research work needs to be done to explore its true potential in a practical industry context. Today's construction industry seems to adopt productivity improvement initiatives to gain a competitive edge in the global market place; however, systematization of these approaches is still an area of concern. This paper discusses a framework for the implementation of productivity improvement activities on a construction site, making the process more systematic, accountable, and sustainable with the creation of the construction productivity improvement officer (CPIO), a dedicated position, on construction sites.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction productivity; implementation; risk; tool time |
| Index terms: | construction site, streamlining, productivity, academia, implementation, construction industry, construction productivity |
| Subjects: | operations management, work location, contractual arrangements, educational institutions, industry analysis, management |
| Topics: | Site Management, Education, Procurement, Project Management, Research Practice, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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