Research Article
Mar 1976
Modeling Method-Productivity
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 102, Issue 1
Abstract
A productivity model has been developed that provides the average construction firm with the means of measuring, predicting, and improving a given method's productivity. The mode, referred to as the Method Productivity Delay Model (MPDM) focuses on method productivity parameters that are measurable and controllable by the average construction firm. Method productivity parameters are addressed by documenting productivity delay. The model recognizes the environment and constraints of the average construction firm, requires only simple mathematics, and is compatible with existing union work rules. The MPDM evolved from considering the positive attributes of existing models, from considerations of contractors viewpoints, and from experience of observing construction methods and method productivity. The model possesses all of the attributes necessary to provide the average construction firm with the means of measuring, predicting, and improving productivity. Its use can often provide dollar benefits exceeding its cost of implementation.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 102 • Issue 1 • March 1976
Pages: 157 - 168
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© 1976 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1976
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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James J. Adrian, M.ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Bradley Univ., Peoria, Ill., formerly, Instr. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill.
LeRoy T. Boyer, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill.
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