Construction Productivity: Measurement and Improvement (Published August 2004)
James J. Adrian, Ph.D., PE, CPA


Construction productivity is the key to completing a profitable project on time and on budget. Job site studies indicate that as much as fifty percent of the construction day is non-productive owing to issues such as waiting, redo work, multiple material handling, etc. This book provides proactive procedures to improve construction job site productivity. New chapters on the application of total quality management (TQM), Ten New Skills for the Construction Supervisor, change order management, productivity impact factors, methods for quantifying lost productivity, and using new technology to increase productivity are included.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1:  Construction Productivity: An Introduction
  • Chapter 2:  Productivity and the Project Owner
  • Chapter 3:  Productivity and Design
  • Chapter 4:  The Construction Firm's Need to Increase Productivity
  • Chapter 5:  Company and Job-Site Organization and Productivity
  • Chapter 6:  The Role of the Construction Supervisor in Increasing Productivity
  • Chapter 7:  Personnel Management and Productivity
  • Chapter 8:  Labor Productivity Standards
  • Chapter 9:  Construction Productivity: Scientific Models
  • Chapter 10: Total Quality Management and "MORE"
  • Chapter 11: Change Orders and Productivity
  • Chapter 12: Impact Factors That Affect Productivity
  • Chapter 13: Quantifying Lost Productivity
  • Chapter 14: Construction Productivity and Equipment
  • Chapter 15: Project Planning, Scheduling, and Productivity Improvement
  • Chapter 16: Estimating, Cost Control, and Productivity Improvement
  • Chapter 17: Managing Subcontractor Productivity
  • Chapter 18: Using New Technology to Improve Productivity

$59.95 Hardcover, 560 pp.  August 2004
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