LEADER 04804nam 22003973 450 001 9910632498403321 005 20220915080327.0 010 $a1-119-91083-8 010 $a1-119-91082-X 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7083287 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7083287 035 $a(CKB)24814904000041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924814904000041 100 $a20220915d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aProductivity in Construction Projects 210 1$aNewark :$cJohn Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,$d2022. 210 4$dİ2022. 215 $a1 online resource (227 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Trauner, Ted Productivity in Construction Projects Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2022 9781119910800 327 $aCover -- 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. 327 $aCorps 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. 700 $aTrauner$b Ted$01268379 701 $aKay$b Chris$01268380 701 $aFurniss$b Brian$01268381 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910632498403321 996 $aProductivity in Construction Projects$92983120 997 $aUNINA