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Arditi, D, Elhassan, A and Toklu, Y C (2002) Constructability Analysis in the Design Firm. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 117–26.
Battikha, M G (2002) QUALICON: Computer-Based System for Construction Quality Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 164–73.
Fredericks, T, Abudayyeh, O, Palmquist, M and Torres, H N (2002) Mechanical Contracting Safety Issues. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 186–93.
Glagola, C R and Sheedy, W M (2002) Partnering on Defense Contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 127–38.
Gomar, J E, Haas, C T and Morton, D P (2002) Assignment and Allocation Optimization of Partially Multiskilled Workforce. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 103–9.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Construction industry; Personnel management; Optimization; personnel; construction industry; civil engineering; optimisation; management;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2002)128:2(103)
- Abstract:
Multiskilling is a workforce strategy that has been shown to reduce indirect labor costs, improve productivity, and reduce turnover. A multiskilled workforce is one in which the workers possess a range of skills that allow them to participate in more than one work process. In practice, they may work across craft boundaries. The success of multiskilling greatly relies on the foreman’s ability to assign workers to appropriate tasks and to compose crews effectively. The foreman assigns tasks to workers according to their knowledge, capabilities, and experience on former projects. This research investigated the mechanics of allocating a multiskilled workforce and developed a linear programming model to help optimize the multiskilled workforce assignment and allocation process in a construction project, or between the projects of one company. It is concluded that the model will be most useful in conditions where full employment does not exist; however, it is also useful for short term allocation decisions. By running the model for various simulated scenarios, additional observations were made. For example, it is concluded that, for a capital project, the benefits of multiskilling are marginal beyond approximately a 20% concentration of multiskilled workers in a project workforce. Benefits to workers themselves become marginal after acquiring competency in two or three crafts. These observations have been confirmed by field experience. Extension of this model to allocation of multifunctional resources, such as construction equipment, should also be possible.
Hajjar, D and AbouRizk, S M (2002) Unified Modeling Methodology for Construction Simulation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 174–85.
Kumaraswamy, M M and Morris, D A (2002) Build-Operate-Transfer-Type Procurement in Asian Megaprojects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 93–102.
Kwak, Y H (2002) Analyzing Asian Infrastructure Development Privatization Market. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 110–6.
Que, B C (2002) Incorporating Practicability into Genetic Algorithm-Based Time-Cost Optimization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 139–43.
Thomas, H R, Horman, M J, de Souza, U E L and ZavÅ™ski, I (2002) Reducing variability to improve performance as a lean construction principle. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 144–54.
Zhang, X Q, Kumaraswamy, M M, Zheng, W and Palaneeswaran, E (2002) Concessionaire Selection for Build-Operate-Transfer Tunnel Projects in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(02), 155–63.