Relative productivity in the AEC industries in the United States for on-site and off-site activities

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 517-526

  Eastman, Charles M ^a   Sacks, Rafael ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Construction management; Information technology (IT); Productivity; United States

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY; INDUSTRY SECTORS; OFF-SITE FABRICATION; PRECAST; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; RELATIVE PRODUCTIVITY; STRUCTURAL STEELS; UNITED STATES; VALUE-ADDED CONTENT;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRY; IRON; PAPER COATING; PRECAST CONCRETE;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 45749117591     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:7(517)     Document Type: Article

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