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Alvanchi, A, Lee, S and AbouRizk, S (2012) Dynamics of Working Hours in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 66–77.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction management; Simulation; Hybrid methods; Feedback control; Distributed processing; Construction management; Shift work; Simulation; Hybrid methods; Feedback control; Distributed processing;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000384
  • Abstract:
    The effects of different aspects of working hours on performance, including length of work and rest periods, time of day, and amount of set overtime, have been studied separately by scholars from different disciplines, including construction. Most of these studies have accounted for specific factors and for specific types of work. Current approaches fall short of enabling a work manager to estimate the impact of various working-hour arrangements on productivity with a reasonable degree of accuracy. We have developed a dynamic modeling tool that can be used for estimating expected productivity in a range of construction jobs for different working-hour arrangements. Through this dynamic modeling tool, construction managers can see the expected effects of working-hour changes on productivity and adjust work-hour schedules to improve productivity. To test the applicability of the model, it has been applied to a real construction case, and the effects of different working-hour arrangements on productivity have been investigated.

Bakhoum, E S and Brown, D C (2012) Developed Sustainable Scoring System for Structural Materials Evaluation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 110–9.

Bemelmans, J, Voordijk, H, Vos, B and Buter, J (2012) Assessing Buyer-Supplier Relationship Management: Multiple Case-Study in the Dutch Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 163–76.

Bo, X and Chan, A P C (2012) Investigation of Barriers to Entry into the Design-Build Market in the People’s Republic of China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 120–7.

El-Diraby, T E (2012) Epistemology of Construction Informatics. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 53–65.

Han, S, Lee, S and Peña-Mora, F (2012) Identification and Quantification of Non-Value-Adding Effort from Errors and Changes in Design and Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 98–109.

Jarkas, A M (2012) Buildability Factors Influencing Concreting Labor Productivity. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 89–97.

Ji, S, Park, M and Lee, H (2012) Case Adaptation Method of Case-Based Reasoning for Construction Cost Estimation in Korea. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 43–52.

Kim, B and Hong, T (2012) Revised Case-Based Reasoning Model Development Based on Multiple Regression Analysis for Railroad Bridge Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 154–62.

Leung, M and Chan, I Y S (2012) Exploring Stressors of Hong Kong Expatriate Construction Professionals in Mainland China: Focus Group Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 78–88.

Lhee, S C, Issa, R R A and Flood, I (2012) Prediction of Financial Contingency for Asphalt Resurfacing Projects using Artificial Neural Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 22–30.

Shrestha, P P, O’Connor, J T and Gibson, G E (2012) Performance Comparison of Large Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build Highway Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 1–13.

Song, X, Peña-Mora, F, Menassa, C C and Arboleda, C A (2012) Insurance as a Risk Management Tool for ADR Implementation in Construction Disputes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 14–21.

Taghaddos, H, AbouRizk, S, Mohamed, Y and Hermann, U (2012) Simulation-Based Auction Protocol for Resource Scheduling Problems. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 31–42.

Yang, H, Chan, A P C, Yeung, J F Y and Li, Q (2012) Concentration Effect on Construction Firms: Tests of Resource Partitioning Theory in Jiangsu Province (China) from 1989 to 2007. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 144–53.

Yu, W and Wang, K (2012) Best Value or Lowest Bid? A Quantitative Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 128–34.

Zerjav, V, Hartmann, T and Javernick-Will, A (2012) Internal Governance of Design and Engineering: The Case of the Multinational Firm. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(01), 135–43.