Productivity in construction projects / / Ted Trauner, Chris Kay and Brian Furniss

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830263803321
• Autore: Trauner Ted
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Beverly, Massachusetts : , : John Wiley & Sons : , : Scrivener Publishing LLC, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 1-119-91083-8; 1-119-91082-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 pages)
• Disciplina: 624.0684
• Soggetti: Construction projects - Management; Engineering - Management; Industrial productivity
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Purpose -- 2 Productivity In Construction -- The Continuing Importance of Productivity in Construction -- What Is Productivity? -- Controllable Factors that Affect Productivity -- Non-Controllable Factors that Affect Productivity -- The Focus on Productivity Should Be Continuous and Based on Hard Data -- 3 Measuring Productivity -- The Owner -- The Contractor -- 4 The Measured Mile -- Calculating Productivity Losses and Inefficiency Using the Measured Mile -- Comparisons to a Similar Project -- Measured Mile Case Studies -- Case Study #1: Transportation Project -- Case Study #2: The Pharmaceutical Facility -- Case Study #3: The Psychiatric Hospital -- Case Study #4: Pile Driving -- Case Study #5: DOT Project -- Case Study #6: Welding Work -- Project Background -- Welding Types and Methods Used -- The Dispute and Claim -- Other Experts' "Measured Mile" Analysis -- A Big Problem -- Other Productivity Considerations -- Case Study #7: The Painter -- Discussion -- 5 Regression Analysis -- Case Study #8: The Transmission Line -- 6 Learning and Experience Curves -- Case Study #9: Elevated Rail Project -- Discussion -- 7 The Kitchen Sink Approach - Blending Methods ; Together -- Case Study #10: The High-Rise Hotel -- Vertical Transportation -- Expected Losses -- Unexpected Losses -- Additional Lost Man-Hours -- Total Lost Man-Hours Due to Inadequate Vertical Transportation -- Productivity Losses -- Data Assembly and Calculations -- Rough-In -- Finish Work -- Percent Loss of Productivity -- Total Man-Hours Lost Due to Inefficiency -- 8 Industry Publications and Studies -- Bureau of Labor Statistics -- Business Roundtable Report -- National Electrical Contractors Association -- Mechanical Contractors Association of America -- The Leonard Study.; Corps of Engineers Modification Impact Evaluation Guide -- Construction Industry Institute -- Quantitative Impacts of Project Change -- The Ibbs Studies -- Other Reports and Studies -- Use of "Industry Publications" -- 9 COVID and Productivity -- Introduction to COVID Impacts -- COVID's Effect on Construction Projects -- Lumber Supply Chain Example -- Impacts on Global Commerce and Resources -- Additional Effects to Craft Labor Shortages -- Evaluation of Productivity Improvements Due to COVID -- Material Price Fluctuations -- Entitlement to Recover COVID Productivity Losses -- Measuring COVID Productivity Losses -- Recommendations for Measuring Productivity Losses during COVID -- The Measured Mile and "A Day in the Life" Documentation -- Comparisons to Similar Projects -- Other Measurement Considerations -- The Way Forward -- 10 How Construction Disputes are Resolved -- 11 The Selection and Use of the Expert Witness -- The Selection of an Expert -- The Criteria an Expert Must Meet: The Daubert Standard -- The Application of the Daubert Standard in Construction Cases: The Benefits of the Measured Mile Method -- The Application of the Daubert Standard in Construction Cases: The Pitfalls of the "Industry Standards" Methods -- Industry Standards: Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) -- Industry Standards: National Electrical Contractors of America (NECA) -- Industry Standards: Business Roundtable (BRT) -- Industry Standards: United States Army Corpsof Engineers (ACOE) -- Industry Standards: Bureau of Labor Statistics -- The Application of the Daubert Standard in Construction Cases: The Likely Failure of Future "Industry Standards" Methods -- 12 Achieving the Desired Results -- 13 The Way Forward -- Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index -- EULA.