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Adesi, M, Owusu-Manu, D and Murphy, R (2018) Strategic competences for pricing quantity surveying consultancy services. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(03), 458–74.

Ahmadi Esfahani, N and Shahandashti, M (2020) Post-hazard labor wage fluctuations: a comparative empirical analysis among different sub-sectors of the U.S. construction sector. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(03), 313–30.

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Bordass, B and Leaman, A (1997) Design for manageability. Building Research & Information, 25(03), 148–57.

Deng, X, Low, S P, Zhao, X and Chang, T (2018) Identifying micro variables contributing to political risks in international construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(03), 317–34.

Fo, S and Hietanen, x (2007) Interorganizational use of building information models: potential for automational, informational and transformational effects. Construction Management and Economics, 25(03), 289–96.

Gupta, P K and Verma, H (2020) Risk perception in PPP infrastructure project financing in India. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(03), 347–69.

Hassim, S, Muniandy, R, Alias, A H and Abdullah, P (2018) Construction tender price estimation standardization (TPES) in Malaysia. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(03), 443–57.

Holt, G D (2018) Let’s change tack, not wind direction: a response to Kog and Yaman (2016). Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(03), 335–41.

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Kappia, J G, Dainty, A R J and Price, A D F (2007) Prioritising career development in relation to recruitment and retention: a trade and craft perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 25(03), 239–53.

Ling, F Y Y and Hui, D (2007) Enablers for Singapore contractors to internationalize construction services. Construction Management and Economics, 25(03), 267–75.

Meintjes, I, Bowen, P and Root, D (2007) HIV/AIDS in the South African construction industry: understanding the HIV/AIDS discourse for a sector-specific response. Construction Management and Economics, 25(03), 255–66.

Ngowi, A B (1997) A hybrid approach to house construction: a case study in Botswana. Building Research & Information, 25(03), 142–7.

Obeng, K, Ocran, K A G and Anaba, D (1997) Palm kernel shell as fuel for burning bricks. Building Research & Information, 25(03), 131–6.

Olander, S (2007) Stakeholder impact analysis in construction project management. Construction Management and Economics, 25(03), 277–87.

Onubi, H O, Yusof, N and Hassan, A S (2020) Effects of green construction on project’s economic performance. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(03), 331–46.

Pellegrino, R and Costantino, N (2018) An empirical investigation of the learning effect in concrete operations. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(03), 342–57.

• Type: Journal Article
• Keywords: Management; Productivity; Construction planning;
• ISBN/ISSN: 0969-9988
• URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-02-2017-0036
• Abstract:
  The purpose of this paper is to focus on productivity as it unfolds during the execution of a particular task, i.e., reinforced concrete operations. The main aim is understanding whether the learning effect explaining the improvement of productivity in subsequent cycles of a given repetitive construction process is mainly attributable to a pure worker learning (independent on the specific site) or to the experience developed by the crew on the site conditions. The authors conduct a research that empirically investigates and compares the change in productivity data of a single worker during his/her working life and that of a crew involved in specific repetitive work, such as the concreting activities of a multi-storey building. The findings suggest differentiating between productivity gain as a result of the learning effect of the individual worker throughout his/her working life (which is independent of the specific project and site) and that of a crew composed by more workers which repeat reinforced concrete operations in a given specific project. Despite the great attention reserved to learning in construction, few researchers discuss on the real applicability of the learning curve (LC) theory in the construction industry. The authors contribute to this literature by empirically investigating the contributions that the learning effect of the individual worker and that of a crew repeating a given task (i.e. reinforced concrete operations) in a given project have on the productivity improvement for subsequent cycles of the repetitive construction process. The findings of this study have important managerial implications. The shape of the LC of the individual worker implies that learning increases relatively slowly in his/her working life (particularly after one to two years), while the effects of the crew experience are immediately significant in a time range of few weeks. This means that a single “one-off” multi-storey building project will show in the first storey the “historical,” individual productivity of the individual workers (i.e. not going to vary significantly in the next few weeks). The productivity improvement in the further storeys will only depend on the project-specific (and collective, for the crew) “learning” due, for example, to better coordination or to other issues that are progressively solved moving from the first storey to the following ones. So, the project-specific LC increases in a faster way than the individual one, and the overall productivity can be improved by accelerating the project-specific learning rate with more accurate project-specific design and management. This paper enhances the understanding of the contributions that the learning effect of the individual worker and that of a crew repeating a given task (i.e. reinforced concrete operations) in a given project have on the productivity improvement for subsequent cycles of the repetitive construction process. This will contribute to improve the planning and control of site work activities, avoiding time and money wastefulness.

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Praticò, F G (2007) Quality and timeliness in highway construction contracts: a new acceptance model based on both mechanical and surface performance of flexible pavements. Construction Management and Economics, 25(03), 305–13.

Proverbs, D G, Holt, G D and Olomolaiye, P O (1997) Factors influencing the choice of concrete supply methods. Building Research & Information, 25(03), 176–84.

Rowlinson, S (2007) The temporal nature of forces acting on innovative IT in major construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 25(03), 227–38.

Shurrab, M, Abbasi, G and Al Khazaleh, R (2018) Evaluating the effect of motivational dimensions on the construction project managers in Jordan. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(03), 412–24.

Sundquist, V, Hulthén, K and Gadde, L E (2018) From project partnering towards strategic supplier partnering. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(03), 358–73.

W., F A (2020) Impacts of capital structure: profitability of construction companies in Ethiopia. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(03), 371–86.

Wang, Q, Guo, Z, Mei, T, Li, Q and Li, P (2018) Labor crew workspace analysis for prefabricated assemblies’ installation. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(03), 374–411.

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Williams, C and Kosta, B (2020) Explaining the cash-in-hand consumer culture in the European home repairs and renovations sector. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(03), 387–405.

Windapo, A O, Olugboyega, O and Odediran, S (2020) Impacts of procurement strategies on construction SMEs’ growth. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction , 25(03), 423–46.

Zhang, R P, Pirzadeh, P, Lingard, H and Nevin, S (2018) Safety climate as a relative concept. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(03), 298–316.

Zuo, J, Zhao, X, Nguyen, Q B M, Ma, T and Gao, S (2018) Soft skills of construction project management professionals and project success factors. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(03), 425–42.