The problems facing the construction industry have hindered the progress and the
development of this vital sector, particularly in developing countries. To investigate the …

Productivity is one of the crucial elements for managing construction operations effectively
which directly impacts on general cost and time of a project. The accurate prediction of …

Current, manual, materials management and control procedures are unsatisfactory: they are
labour intensive, inaccurate and error prone. The result is waste and surplus of materials …

This paper aims at developing a model to measure and evaluate the performance and
productivity of the construction of steel structure projects (SSPs). Practitioners and experts …

This paper develops techniques to improve labour productivity in the construction industry
and determine the level of labour productivity in the Ghanaian construction industry. The …

Construction labour productivity is a major determinant of success of a construction project.
Time and cost overruns of construction projects are widely attributed to poor productivity of …

Due to the complex and dynamic atmosphere in the construction sector, different types of
challenges are faced by project managers (PMs). These challenges potentially have …

Past project data sources provide key information for construction cost estimators. Previous
research studies show that relying only on one's own experience during estimation results in …

The state-of-practice method to deliver work instructions to construction laborers (verbal
communication plus construction drawing sets) often fails to effectively communicate the …

For many years, the issue of environmental influence on labour productivity has received
considerable attention. One of the most significant contemporary discussions in economics …