Impact of labor factors on workflow

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 918-923

  Lee, Hyun Soo ^a   Yu, Jung Ho ^a   Kim, Sun Kuk ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Construction management; Labor; Personnel management; Regression analysis; Variability

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHEDULING; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; VARIABILITY; WORKFLOWS;

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS;

EID: 13944282078     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2004)130:6(918)     Document Type: Article

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