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Altuwaim, A and El-Rayes, K (2018) Optimizing the Scheduling of Repetitive Construction to Minimize Interruption Cost. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Hasanzadeh, S, Esmaeili, B and Dodd, M D (2018) Examining the Relationship between Construction Workers’ Visual Attention and Situation Awareness under Fall and Tripping Hazard Conditions: Using Mobile Eye Tracking. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Hosseini, M R, Martek, I, Chileshe, N, Zavadskas, E K and Arashpour, M (2018) Assessing the Influence of Virtuality on the Effectiveness of Engineering Project Networks: “Big Five Theory” Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Hwang, S, Jebelli, H, Choi, B, Choi, M and Lee, S (2018) Measuring Workers’ Emotional State during Construction Tasks Using Wearable EEG. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Jordan Srour, F, Kiomjian, D and Srour, I M (2018) Automating the Use of Learning Curve Models in Construction Task Duration Estimates. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Karakhan, A A, Rajendran, S, Gambatese, J and Nnaji, C (2018) Measuring and Evaluating Safety Maturity of Construction Contractors: Multicriteria Decision-Making Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Karimi, H, Taylor, T R B, Dadi, G B, Goodrum, P M and Srinivasan, C (2018) Impact of Skilled Labor Availability on Construction Project Cost Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Craft labor; Cost; Skills shortage; Risk assessment; Data combining;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001512
- Abstract:
The North American construction industry began to experience a shortage of skilled labor in the 1980s, which has continued as a repetitive cyclic trend over the last three decades. Although this issue has received significant attention from researchers, less attention has been given to quantifying the impact of skilled labor availability on project performance. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by filling a gap in the existing literature by quantitatively modeling and elucidating the influence of skilled labor availability on construction project cost performance. Data from 97 construction projects completed in the United States and Canada were collected from two industry databases. The primary analysis shows that projects that experienced craft shortages underwent significantly higher growth in cost overruns compared with projects that did not. Further analysis on both databases returned two robust multiple regression models that demonstrate similar patterns of the risk that a skilled labor shortage poses to cost performance. By using data-combining techniques, two data sets were combined to obtain more reliable informative models. The primary benefit of this risk estimation is to enable project management teams to determine whether mitigation strategies are warranted to prevent potential shortfalls in project cost performance. Understanding the level of impact that craft shortages have on project performance can serve as a primary step in developing motivation for industry leaders, communities, and construction stakeholders to address the challenge of skilled labor shortage in construction industry.
Konstantinou, E and Brilakis, I (2018) Matching Construction Workers across Views for Automated 3D Vision Tracking On-Site. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Lee, C Y, Chong, H and Wang, X (2018) Enhancing BIM Performance in EPC Projects through Integrative Trust-Based Functional Contracting Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Liu, J and Lu, M (2018) Constraint Programming Approach to Optimizing Project Schedules under Material Logistics and Crew Availability Constraints. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Masih-Tehrani, M and Ebrahimi-Nejad, S (2018) Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Linear Programming for Bulldozer Emissions and Fuel-Consumption Management Using Continuously Variable Transmission. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Mirzaei, A, Nasirzadeh, F, Parchami Jalal, M and Zamani, Y (2018) 4D-BIM Dynamic Time–Space Conflict Detection and Quantification System for Building Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Sankaran, B and O’Brien, W J (2018) Impact of CIM Technologies and Agency Policies on Performance for Highway Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Swei, O (2018) Long-Run Construction Cost Trends: Baumol’s Cost Disease and a Disaggregate Look at Building Material Price Dynamics. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).
Trinh, M T, Feng, Y and Jin, X (2018) Conceptual Model for Developing Resilient Safety Culture in the Construction Environment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).