Classifying plant operator maintenance proficiency: Examining personal variables

Building Research and Information

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-127

  Cabahug, Ruel R ^a   Edwards, David J ^a   Nicholas, John ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competency factors; Construction plant; Human resources; Maintenance; Personal assessment; Plant operators; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; ERROR CORRECTION; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STATISTICS; VIBRATION CONTROL;

COMPETENCY FACTORS; CONSTRUCTION PLANT; PERSONAL ASSESSMENT; PLANT OPERATORS; TACIT KNOWLEDGE;

PLANT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2142707322     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0961321032000105403     Document Type: Review

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