Construction Productivity

Construction Engineering & Project Management

Construction Productivity

Core Courses

Overview

The term "Productivity" has different meaning for different people. OEEC's definition: " Productivity is the quotient obtained by dividing output by one of the factors of production". While the US Dept. of Commerce define Productivity as dollars of output per person hour of labor input.

Content

· Introduction

· Historical Background

· Definition of the US Dept. Of Commerce

· Concept of total and partial productivity

o Total Productivity

o Partial Productivity

· Highest Construction Productivity

· Adjustment for price fluctuation

· Measure of productivity

o Labor Productivity

o Capital Productivity

o Material Productivity

· Productivity vs. production and production rate

· Productivity targets

Production Rates : Labor & Equipment

1- Breakdown the operation into elements

2- Observe and select times

3- Basic time

4- Standard Time

Utilization of Resources: Measurement & Improvement

Workshop

Activity Sampling Techniques

Guideline on; Overtime, construction Costs and Productivity

References

· Prof. Dr. Refaat Hassan Abdel-Razek (HandOut Nov 1990 )

(BSc, MSc, Phd, MCIOB, MIED, MIBIM (UK), MASCE, MPMI (USA)) Prof. of Construction Management, Dept. of Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University.

· James J. Adrian, "Construction Productivity Improvement", Prentice Hall 1987, ISBN: 0444-011218

· Frank Harris, "Modern Construction Management", Ronald McCaffer.

· Henry W. Parker, "Methods Improvement for Construction Managers", McGraw Hill 1972, ISBN: 0070485038

· David J. Sumanth, "Productivity Engineering Management: Productivity Measurement, Evaluation, Planning and Improvement in Manufacturing and service Organizations", McGraw Hill 1984, ISBN: 0070624267

Software

Useful links

· http://www.curt.construction.com/pdf/156.pdf