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Bai, S, Li, M, Song, L and Kong, R (2021) Developing a Common Library of Prefabricated Structure Components through Graphic Media Mapping to Improve Design Efficiency. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Ernstsen, S N, Whyte, J, Thuesen, C and Maier, A (2021) How Innovation Champions Frame the Future: Three Visions for Digital Transformation of Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Joubert, F, Steyn, E and Pretorius, L (2021) Using the HAZOP Method to Conduct a Risk Assessment on the Dismantling of Large Industrial Machines and Associated Structures: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Kim, H and Ham, Y (2021) Increasing Reliability of Participatory Sensing for Utility Pole Condition Assessment Using Fuzzy Inference. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Korb, S and Sacks, R (2021) Agent-Based Simulation of General Contractor–Subcontractor Interactions in a Multiproject Environment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Li, M, Baek, M and Ashuri, B (2021) Forecasting Ratio of Low Bid to Owner’s Estimate for Highway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Love, P E D, Matthews, J and Fang, W (2021) Envisioning Rework in Practice: Emergent Insights from a Longitudinal Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Ma, L, Guo, H and Fang, Y (2021) Analysis of Construction Workers’ Safety Behavior Based on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Personality Test in a Bridge Construction Project. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Mohamad, M and Tran, D Q (2021) Risk-Based Prioritization Approach to Construction Inspections for Transportation Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Moon, S, Lee, G, Chi, S and Oh, H (2021) Automated Construction Specification Review with Named Entity Recognition Using Natural Language Processing. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Shabani Ardakani, S and Nik-Bakht, M (2021) Functional Evaluation of Change Order and Invoice Management Processes under Different Procurement Strategies: Social Network Analysis Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Tai, H, Chen, J, Cheng, J, Wei, H, Hsu, S and Liu, H (2021) Determining Worker Training Time for Precast Component Production in Construction: Empirical Study in Taiwan. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001964
  • Abstract:
    This study is aimed at determining the worker training time and proficiency threshold for each activity in precast component production based on the learning curve theory. Training data for precast component production for the past 5  years were collected in Taiwan, including 317,832 datasets for 14 production activities involving a total of 4,352 worker participations and 492 completion times. A learning curve model for workers to master the manufacture of precast component was developed, yielding the major finding that training time for workers to learn precast component production has a learning curve slope=−0.75. The training time required to reach proficiency varies from 3.87 to 26.15 days for noncomplex activities. The findings also show that four out of 14 activities can be identified as complex with a learning curve slope of −0.75. Practitioners should mainly focus on worker training for those complex activities as the critical path to improving precast component productivity. The findings also provide thresholds (in days) for all activities, which helps to quantify how much time is needed to efficiently train workers for precast component production.

Tetik, M, Peltokorpi, A, Seppänen, O, Leväniemi, M and Holmström, J (2021) Kitting Logistics Solution for Improving On-Site Work Performance in Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Wu, H, Qian, Q K, Straub, A and Visscher, H (2021) Stakeholder Perceptions of Transaction Costs in Prefabricated Housing Projects in China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Wu, J, Sadraddin, H L, Ren, R, Zhang, J and Shao, X (2021) Invariant Signatures of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Objects to Support BIM Interoperability between Architectural Design and Structural Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Yu, X and Ergan, S (2021) Key Variables in Determining Energy Shaving Capacity of Buildings during Demand Response Events. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Yu, X, Mehmood, K, Paulsen, N, Ma, Z and Kwan, H K (2021) Why Safety Knowledge Cannot be Transferred Directly to Expected Safety Outcomes in Construction Workers: The Moderating Effect of Physiological Perceived Control and Mediating Effect of Safety Behavior. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).

Zhang, S, Li, J, Li, Y and Zhang, X (2021) Revenue Risk Allocation Mechanism in Public-Private Partnership Projects: Swing Option Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(01).