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Ahn, S and Lee, S (2015) Methodology for Creating Empirically Supported Agent-Based Simulation with Survey Data for Studying Group Behavior of Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Arroyo, P, Tommelein, I D and Ballard, G (2015) Comparing AHP and CBA as Decision Methods to Resolve the Choosing Problem in Detailed Design. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Borg, L and Song, H (2015) Quality Change and Implications for Productivity Development: Housing Construction in Sweden 1990–2010. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Caldas, C H, Kim, J, Haas, C T, Goodrum, P M and Zhang, D (2015) Method to Assess the Level of Implementation of Productivity Practices on Industrial Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Labor productivity; Project planning; Management practices; Industrial projects; Implementation index; Labor and personnel issues;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000919
- Abstract:
Based on observations of industrial construction sites, it is evident that most industrial projects do not effectively implement historically successful management practices that have the potential to improve construction productivity. Also, these practices are seldom implemented consistently from project to project. To help address this problem, the authors identified essential management practices for productivity improvement and developed the Best Productivity Practices Implementation Index for Industrial Projects (BPPII Industrial) based on these practices. The BPPII Industrial is a method and metric for assessing the planning and implementation levels of key practices needed to ensure high levels of labor productivity. The practices included in the proposed method are those that are widely accepted in academia and industry to have a positive impact on labor productivity. This paper presents the development, verification, and validation of the BPPII Industrial. This paper’s primary contributions are the identification of key productivity practices, quantification of the relative importance of these practices, development of a method to assess the level of implementation of these practices on project productivity performance, and validation of the proposed method based on its implementation on several industrial projects.
Castillo, G, Alarcón, L F and González, V A (2015) Implementing Lean Production in Copper Mining Development Projects: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Goh, Y M (2015) Empirical Investigation of the Average Deployment Force of Personal Fall-Arrest Energy Absorbers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Ha, S K, Jang, J G, Park, S H and Lee, H K (2015) Advanced Spray Multiple Layup Process for Quality Control of Sprayed FRP Composites Used to Retrofit Concrete Structures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Hu, H and Zhu, Y (2015) Social Welfare–Based Concession Model for Build/Operate/Transfer Contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Inayat, A, Melhem, H and Esmaeily, A (2015) Critical Success Factors in an Agency Construction Management Environment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Matthews, J C and Stowe, R (2015) Critical Data Needs Associated with Asbestos Cement Pipe Renewal Methods. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Patel, D A and Jha, K N (2015) Neural Network Model for the Prediction of Safe Work Behavior in Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Roofigari-Esfahan, N, Paez, A and N.Razavi, S (2015) Location-Aware Scheduling and Control of Linear Projects: Introducing Space-Time Float Prisms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).
Younes, B, Bouferguène, A, Al-Hussein, M and Yu, H (2015) Overdue Invoice Management: Markov Chain Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(01).