Using last planner and a risk assessment matrix to reduce variation in mechanical related construction tasks

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 491-498

  Wambeke, Brad W ^a,b   Liu, Min ^a   Hsiang, Simon M ^c  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b Dept of Civil and Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Labor productivity; Last planner; Risk; Variation

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT COST RATIOS; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; COST SAVING; EFFECTIVE PLANNING; FIELD MANAGERS; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; LAST PLANNER; LAST PLANNER SYSTEM; MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS; PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PROJECT PRODUCTIVITY; REAL PROJECTS; REDUCE VARIATION; TIME-DIFFERENCES; TRADITIONAL PLANNING; VARIATION;

CONSTRUCTION; MANAGERS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 84859902284     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000444     Document Type: Article

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