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Aivaliotis, V, Giannakopoulou, T, Gratsiou, M and Panagiotakopoulos, D (1991) Economies of scale and strategic planning for municipal waste treatment plants in Greece. Construction Management and Economics, 9(06), 553-64.

Betts, M, Cher, L, Mathur, K and Ofori, G (1991) Strategies for the construction sector in the information technology era. Construction Management and Economics, 9(06), 509-28.

Oteifa, S and Baldwin, A N (1991) Estimators' tasks and computer-aided estimating systems: a survey of FCEC member companies. Construction Management and Economics, 9(06), 543-52.

Scott, D and Yang, J (1991) Setting the pace with PACES: a new concept of using an expert system for project analysis and control. Construction Management and Economics, 9(06), 529-41.

Shohet, I M and Laufer, A (1991) What does the construction foreman do?. Construction Management and Economics, 9(06), 565-76.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: carpenter; communication; construction; foreman; planning; productivity
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199100000043
  • Abstract:

    Despite his acknowledged role in the execution of construction projects, the crew foreman’s function has received little attention. The study described here tries to answer three questions: How does the foreman divide his workday time and on what subjects? With whom does he communicated? Can a correlation be detected between the way he divides his time and the performance of his crew? The research is based on a sample of 24 foremen in the USA and 32 in Israel. The findings throw more light on the perennial discussion to what extent the foreman is manager or supervisor, and whether one can replace replanning with pre-planning.

Uher, T E (1991) Risks in sub-contracting: sub-contract conditions. Construction Management and Economics, 9(06), 495-508.