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Badger, W W and Mulligan, D E (1995) Rationale and Benefits Associated with International Alliances. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 100–11.
Basha, I M, Gab-Allah, A A and Amer, M I (1995) Construction of Ameria Caisson in Egypt. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 13–19.
Boles, W W, Maxwell, D A, Scott, W D, Heermann, P D, Yarborough, T and Underwood, J (1995) Construction Automation and Robotics—Pathway to Implementation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 143–52.
Chao, L and Skibniewski, M J (1995) Neural Network Method of Estimating Construction Technology Acceptability. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 130–42.
Christian, J and Hachey, D (1995) Effects of Delay Times on Production Rates in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 20–26.
- Type: Journal Article
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- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1995)121:1(20)
- Abstract:
Factors that can be fairly easily identified and modified and can lead to significant improvements in production rates for activities in construction are considered in this paper. These factors are divided into four work categories. Two of the four work categories in which each construction activity was subdivided were idle and waiting times. Productivity measurements generally do not distinguish between the idle and waiting times. Conclusions can therefore be misleading, and more importantly, the attention of management is only vaguely and imprecisely directed to the cause of the inefficiencies. The breakdown of nonproductive time into two factors is therefore very important in directing the attention of management to the root causes of inefficient time. The variation in production rates used by contractors' estimators are given and compared with actual on-site production rates. The frequency of different sources of information used by contractors when estimating production rates, and the percentage use of production monitoring methods, are also given. A prototype expert system, using the Personal Consultant Plus shell program of 1987, was developed to assist in the acquisition and management of knowledge and data for the estimation of production rates.
Everett, J G and Thompson, W S (1995) Experience Modification Rating for Workers' Compensation Insurance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 66–79.
Fisher, D J, O'Neill, M W and Contreras, J C (1995) DS^2: Drilled Shaft Decision Support System. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 86–94.
Garsden, B R (1995) Postconstruction Evaluation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 37–42.
Jaraiedi, M, Plummer, R W and Aber, M S (1995) Incentive/Disincentive Guidelines for Highway Construction Contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 112–20.
Kibert, C J and Coble, R J (1995) Integrating Safety and Environmental Regulation of Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 95–99.
Maloney, W F and McFillen, J M (1995) Job Characteristics: Union-Nonunion Differences. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 43–54.
Mayo, R E and Liu, G (1995) Reform Agenda of Chinese Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 80–85.
Navon, R (1995) Economic Benefits of Lightweight versus Conventional Construction Methods. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 27–36.
Thomas, H R, Smith, G R and Cummings, D J (1995) Have I Reached Substantial Completion?. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 121–9.
Thomas, H R, Smith, G R and Wirsching, S M (1995) Understanding Defective Specifications. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 55–65.
Varghese, K and O'Connor, J T (1995) Routing Large Vehicles on Industrial Construction Sites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(01), 1–12.