| Construction Productivity: A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors Contributor(s): Rojas, Eddy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1604270004 ISBN-13: 9781604270006 Publisher: J. Ross Publishing OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2008 Annotation: Guiding contractors on enhancing their company's productivity and profitability, this book contains some of the best productivity studies commissioned by ELECTRI International that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by some of the most progressive contractors and performed by outstanding scholars from top U.S. universities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Construction - Contracting - Technology & Engineering | Project Management |
| Dewey: 690.68 |
| LCCN: 2008029766 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.35 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Construction Productivity offers some of the best productivity studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction, that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by a number of the most progressive contractors in the electrical industry and performed by outstanding scholars from top U.S. universities. Topics include measuring labor productivity, establishing a field benchmarking program, dealing with stacking of trades, understanding and managing schedule acceleration and compression, understanding the relationships between absenteeism, turnover and labor productivity, negotiating loss of labor efficiency, developing field incentive programs, diminishing job stress in construction supervisors, and recommended practices for productivity enhancement. All specialty and general contractors will find value in this practical book. The concepts presented will improve your understanding of the main issues affecting construction productivity and will provide you with tools and strategies to enhance your company's productivity and profitability. |