1. Development of an internal benchmarking and metrics model for industrial construction enterprises for productivity improvement.
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Zhang, Di, Nasir, Hassan, and Haas, Carl T.
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CONSTRUCTION industry , *PRODUCTION (Economic theory) , *BENCHMARKING (Management) , *LABOR productivity , *GROSS domestic product - Abstract
Measuring and improving productivity in construction is a complex issue. This paper introduces the development of an internal benchmarking and metrics (BM&M) model for industrial construction enterprises to help them understand and implement mechanisms for continuously improving construction productivity. Processes are developed in the model for: (1) measuring and reporting craft labor productivity performance; (2) examining productivity influencing factors with respect to construction environment factors and construction practices implementation; (3) establishing a productivity performance evaluation model to understand mechanisms by which the environment factors and construction practices impact productivity; and (4) conducting strategic gap analysis of construction practices implementation. The model is validated on data collected by the designed BM&M process from an industrial construction company, which implemented the model. In conclusion, the model can be effectively used to understand the impact of practices implementation levels on productivity. This contributes knowledge towards implementation of productivity improvement methods in a company. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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