Revisiting the applicability of learning curve theory to formwork labour productivity

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 483-493

  Jarkas, Abdulaziz ^a   Horner, Malcolm ^b  

^a KSCP   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formwork; Labour inputs; Labour productivity; Learning curve theory; Learning phenomenon

Indexed keywords

FORMWORK; LABOUR INPUTS; LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY; LEARNING CURVE THEORY; LEARNING PHENOMENON;

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FLOORS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

PRODUCTIVITY;

LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; LEARNING; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79959260560     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2011.562911     Document Type: Article

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