Work flow variation and labor productivity: Case study

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 236-242

  Liu, Min ^a   Ballard, Glenn ^b   Ibbs, William ^c  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management; Labor productivity; Last planner system; Work flow; Work flow variation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; FLOW VARIATIONS; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; LAST PLANNER SYSTEM; PRODUCTION DATA; PRODUCTIVITY LOSS; PROJECT MANAGERS; WORK HOURS; WORK OUTPUT; WORK-FLOWS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 81855224797     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000056     Document Type: Article

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