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Construction productivity management / Paul O. Olomolaiye, Ananda K.W. Jayawardane, Frank C. Harris.

By: Olomolaiye, Paul O.
Contributor(s): Jayawardane, Ananda K. W | Harris, Frank, 1944-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Essex, England : Longman, 1998Description: x, 290 p. : charts, graphs, maps, tables ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0582096030; 9780582096035 .Subject(s): Construction industry -- Great Britain -- Management | Construction industry -- Great Britain -- Labor productivity | Project management -- Great BritainDDC classification: 624.0685
Contents:
Construction productivity: definition and importance -- Failing productivity diagnosis -- Method improvement in construction operations -- Productivity improvement by work measurement -- Production analysis using tested scientific models and methods -- Production planning and control -- Construction workforce motivation -- Computer applications in improving productivity -- Managing construction projects for improved productivity.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A guide to achieving the best returns in construction productivity through effective production management methods. Each chapter is designed to present technical information coupled with managerial techniques to aid decision making on the choice of construction methods and processes.

Includes bibliographal references and index.

Construction productivity: definition and importance -- Failing productivity diagnosis -- Method improvement in construction operations -- Productivity improvement by work measurement -- Production analysis using tested scientific models and methods -- Production planning and control -- Construction workforce motivation -- Computer applications in improving productivity -- Managing construction projects for improved productivity.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • 1 Construction Productivity: Definition and Importance
  • The Productivity Concept. Trends in Construction Productivity. Factors Influencing Construction Productivity
  • 2 Failing Productivity Diagnosis
  • Symptoms of Failing Productivity
  • Classification of Construction Activities
  • The Construction Workforce
  • Problems Causing Unproductive Time
  • Assembling Operation Time Elements
  • 3 Method Improvement in Construction Operations
  • The Benefits and the Present Status
  • Method Study Procedure
  • Outline Process Charts, Flow Process Charts and Flow Diagrams
  • Multiple Activity Charts
  • String Diagrams
  • Templates and Models
  • Applied Examples
  • 4 Productivity Improvement by Work Measurement
  • Work Measurement and its Applications in Productivity Improvement
  • Time Study
  • Work Measurement by Activity Sampling
  • Synthetics and Synthetical Estimating
  • Analytical Estimating. Comparative Estimating
  • Work Measurement Using Feedback
  • Production Planning Using Site Factors
  • Work Measurement in Practice and Future Trends
  • 5 Production Analysis Using Tested Scientific Models and Methods
  • Activity Sampling
  • Productivity Improvement through Repetition (Learning Curves)
  • Production Analysis Using Video and Time-Lapse Photography
  • Supervisor Delay Surveys
  • Other Production Analysis Techniques
  • 6 Production Planning and Control
  • Planning Methods
  • Quality Management and Planning
  • Safety Management
  • 7 Construction Workforce Motivation
  • Understanding Construction Workforce Motivation
  • Motivation and Demotivation Variables
  • Financial Incentives and How to Make Them Work
  • 8 Computer Applications in Improving Productivity
  • Potential Application of Computer-Based Models in Production Planning
  • Computer Simulation Models
  • Linear Programming Models
  • Examples of Expert Systems
  • Other Optimisation Models
  • Computerised Collection of Work Study Data
  • Automation Technology in Productivity Improvement
  • 9 Managing Construction Projects for Improved Productivity
  • Goal Setting
  • Quality Management
  • Benchmarking
  • Breakthrough Approaches to Productivity
  • Lean Construction
  • A Global Productivity Improvement System
  • Index