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Chan, A T S and Chan, E H W (2005) Impact of Perceived Leadership Styles on Work Outcomes: Case of Building Professionals. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 413–22.

Cheng, E W L and Li, H (2005) Analytic Network Process Applied to Project Selection. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 459–66.

Ekström, M A and Björnsson, H C (2005) Valuing Flexibility in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Information Technology Investments. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 431–8.

El-Rayes, K and Hyari, K (2005) {[}CONLIGHT:{]} Lighting Design Model for Nighttime Highway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 467–76.

El-Rayes, K and Kandil, A (2005) Time-Cost-Quality Trade-Off Analysis for Highway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 477–86.

Elazouni, A M and Metwally, F G (2005) Finance-Based Scheduling: Tool to Maximize Project Profit Using Improved Genetic Algorithms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 400–12.

Gil, N, Tommelein, I D, Stout, A and Garrett, T (2005) Embodying Product and Process Flexibility to Cope with Challenging Project Deliveries. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 439–48.

Hinze, J (2005) Use of Trench Boxes for Worker Protection. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 494–500.

Lee, E and Ibbs, C W (2005) Computer Simulation Model: Construction Analysis for Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 449–58.

Liu, M and Ling, Y Y (2005) Modeling a Contractor’s Markup Estimation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 391–9.

Navon, R and Shpatnitsky, Y (2005) Field Experiments in Automated Monitoring of Road Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 487–93.

Zhang, J, Eastham, D L and Bernold, L E (2005) Waste-Based Management in Residential Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(04), 423–30.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Productivity; Residential location; Construction management; Cranes; Construction site accidents; Occupational safety;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:4(423)
  • Abstract:
    The strength of housing construction has a profound effect on the national economy and the society. As a consequence, achieving high productivity, quality, and safety are considered of high priority for this industry segment. This paper proposes to replace the traditional management approach for site operation with a management philosophy that has as its sole and unifying objective the elimination of process waste. It will be demonstrated that a waste-based management philosophy creates a culture of continuous improvements and innovative progress driven by the goal to reduce wastes from injuries to unproductive work activities. Wall framing and masonry construction are used to demonstrate how the waste-based management approach functions. The results of the test case application provide evidence that paying attention to minimizing resource wastes at all levels, from laborer to site manager, will produce drastic effects on productivity, safety, and quality of residential construction.