Shan, Y; Goodrum, P M; Zhai, D; Haas, C and Caldas, C H (2011) The impact of management practices on mechanical construction productivity. Construction Management and Economics, 29(3), pp. 305-316. ISSN 1466433X
Abstract
Over recent decades, sporadic advancements in machinery and construction materials have to some extent increased construction productivity in the United States. However, there is evidence that additional productivity improvement opportunities exist. One way to improve direct work rates and likewise the potential to increase construction craft productivity is through better planning and management. Utilizing a dataset from the Construction Industry Institute Benchmarking and Metrics programme with 41 sampled projects, the relationship between the level of implementation of different management programmes and mechanical craft productivity is examined. The implementation of several management programmes, including pre-project planning, team building, automation and integration of information systems and safety had a positive correlation with improved mechanical productivity. In fact, the statistical results show that projects with advanced implementation of the selected management programmes experienced significant mechanical productivity advantages over projects with weak implementation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | automation; labour productivity; pre-project planning; safety; team building |
| Index terms: | evidence, information system, project planning, programme, construction material, implementation, integration, productivity, automation, United States, dataset, construction productivity, team building, Construction Industry Institute, labour productivity, management practice, benchmarking |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, operations management, organizational analysis, performance measurement, project controls, information systems, building materials, data management, research organizations, control systems, Geography, evaluation and assessment methods, automation and robotics, management |
| Topics: | Site Management, Project Management, Geographical Context, Business Strategy, Digital Applications, Research Practice, Quality Management, Procurement, Organizational Design, Engineering Principles, Time Control |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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