Discuss some ideas that you have for how a developer might utilize this information to encourage greater productivity (or mitigate negative impacts of certain conditions)
Discuss some ideas that you have for how a developer might utilize this information to encourage greater productivity (or mitigate negative impacts of certain conditions)
Research & Discussion: In Module 4, you watched a lecture about productivity (rates and indices) and completed a number of exercising exploring how productivity rates factor into schedule (e.g., durations) and how productivity indices can be used to evaluate both schedule and cost performance. This week, you will have read two papers that explore two factors–high-temperature outdoor workers and extended overtime–that impact construction productivity.
For this discussion, pick another factor (other than the two you explored in the readings) that you believe would impact the productivity of construction workers and do some research to see if you can find a study or report that describes how that factor impacts productivity. For inspiration, I have included a slide from Module 4 that lists a few general categories of factors or conditions that may impact productivity. Provide (1) a full citation of the study/report you found (so I can find it again), (2) provide a brief summary of what the study considered (a certain trade? specific conditions? productivity rate? or index?) and (3) how they measured productivity. (4) Describe the results of the study in terms of how the factor impacts either cost and/or schedule productivity, and (5) discuss some ideas that you have for how a developer might utilize this information to encourage greater productivity (or mitigate negative impacts of certain conditions).
