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Buchmann-Slorup, R (2014) Applying critical chain buffer management theory in location-based management. Construction Management and Economics, 32(06), 506-19.
Gatti, U C, Migliaccio, G C, Bogus, S M and Schneider, S (2014) An exploratory study of the relationship between construction workforce physical strain and task level productivity. Construction Management and Economics, 32(06), 548-64.
Isaac, S and Navon, R (2014) Can project monitoring and control be fully automated?. Construction Management and Economics, 32(06), 495-505.
Lucko, G, Alves, T D C L and Angelim, V L (2014) Challenges and opportunities for productivity improvement studies in linear, repetitive, and location-based scheduling. Construction Management and Economics, 32(06), 575-94.
- Type: Journal Article
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- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2013.845305
- Abstract:
Despite theoretical advancements in alternative project planning methods the extent of their practical implementation varies strongly; it has been limited especially in the US construction industry. The family of linear, repetitive, and location-based scheduling techniques holds significant but barely substantiated promise by containing multiple variables of interest for integrated analysis and optimization. Yet it is necessary to provide empirical evidence that using such techniques can improve productivity to increase credibility and acceptance by practitioners, because claims of conceptual superiority are only sporadically supported with detailed measures. An analysis is performed to identify relevant decision-making variables, extract challenges that currently limit the corpus of quantitative productivity studies on alternative scheduling to its insufficient size, and reveal opportunities to expand it in breadth and depth. Variables are categorized by their relevance to time, activity, resource and location, as well as the managerial approach. Challenges include the diverse definitions of productivity itself, issues related to achieving generalizability, and the detailed steps of data collection, preparation, and analysis. Opportunities include the guidance from existing but rare studies and well-established research methods such as case studies that can be applied. This is illustrated with a sample project of a high-rise apartment building in Brazil. If alternative methods can be proven to be measurably better for specific applications, there might be a paradigm shift from merely defaulting to traditional but problematic network-based scheduling toward consciously choosing the planning method based on its potential benefits for a project.
Nasir, H, Ahmed, H, Haas, C and Goodrum, P M (2014) An analysis of construction productivity differences between Canada and the United States. Construction Management and Economics, 32(06), 595-607.
Russell, A D, Tran, N and Staub-French, S (2014) Searching for value: construction strategy exploration and linear planning. Construction Management and Economics, 32(06), 520-47.
Seppänen, O, Evinger, J and Mouflard, C (2014) Effects of the location-based management system on production rates and productivity. Construction Management and Economics, 32(06), 608-24.
Sezer, A A and Brochner, J (2014) The construction productivity debate and the measurement of service qualities. Construction Management and Economics, 32(06), 565-74.
Van der Vlist, A J, Vrolijk, M H and Dewulf, G P M R (2014) On information and communication technology and production cost in construction industry: evidence from the Netherlands. Construction Management and Economics, 32(06), 641-51.
Vilasini, N, Neitzert, T and Rotimi, J (2014) Developing and evaluating a framework for process improvement in an alliance project: a New Zealand case study. Construction Management and Economics, 32(06), 625-40.