Role of the Fabricator in Labor Productivity
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 126, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper describes the results of three case studies in which the subcontractor-fabricator relations had a significant negative effect on labor productivity of the subcontractor. Late vendor deliveries, fabrication or construction errors, and out-of-sequence deliveries plagued each of the three projects. On two projects, there were work stoppages because there were no materials. Unsequenced deliveries caused unnecessary crane movements and rework. On the third project, the output of the fabrication shop was not compatible with the output of the erection crew. The baseline productivity was calculated, and the loss of labor efficiency in each case was estimated to be 16.6, 28.4, and 56.8%. These percentages were compared with similar percentages calculated from other published articles that described inefficient site storage conditions and delivery methods. The labor inefficiencies caused by material management range from a low of 5.4% to a high of 56.8%. The schedule slippage on the three case study projects was estimated to be between 50 and 129%.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 126 • Issue 5 • October 2000
Pages: 358 - 365
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Received: Jun 16, 1999
Published online: Oct 1, 2000
Published in print: Oct 2000
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