Construction Productivity Improvement: A Study of Human, Management and External Issues

Contruction Research Congress, Winds of Change: Integration and Innovation in Construction, Proceedings of the Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 33-40

  Liberda, Markus ^a   Ruwanpura, Janaka ^a   Jergeas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TRAINING MATERIALS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; DEMONSTRATIONS; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2342445207     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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