Construction Productivity A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors

Rojas, Eddy M.

ISBN 10: 1604270004 / ISBN 13: 9781604270006

Published by J. Ross Publishing 2008-11-15, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Construction Productivity A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors
• Publisher: J. Ross Publishing 2008-11-15
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604270004
• ISBN 13: 9781604270006
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: N/A
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fix It / House

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Synopsis

Construction Productivity offers some of the best productivity studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction, that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by a number of the most progressive contractors in the electrical industry and performed by outstanding scholars from top U.S. universities. Topics include measuring labor productivity, establishing a field benchmarking program, dealing with stacking of trades, understanding and managing schedule acceleration and compression, understanding the relationships between absenteeism, turnover and labor productivity, negotiating loss of labor efficiency, developing field incentive programs, diminishing job stress in construction supervisors, and recommended practices for productivity enhancement. All specialty and general contractors will find value in this practical book. The concepts presented will improve your understanding of the main issues affecting construction productivity and will provide you with tools and strategies to enhance your company's productivity and profitability.
 

About the Author

Dr. Eddy M. Rojas is Professor of Construction Management at the University of Washington, where he is the Graduate Program Coordinator and the Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Center for Construction Research and Education. He is an internationally recognized scholar in construction engineering and management. Dr. Rojas has published numerous papers in professional journals and conference proceedings and is also the developer and facilitator of the Virtual Community of Construction Scholars. His research interests are modeling, simulation, and visualization of construction engineering and management processes; engineering education; and construction economics.