Unit 9: Productivity Improvement (4th Edition)

Unit 9:  Productivity Improvement (4th Edition)

This course details how productivity is measured, how the supervisor plays a major role in increasing jobsite productivity, and how a small increase in productivity can have a significant impact on the time and cost of a project.

Unit 9 explores:

  • Benchmarking construction productivity
  • Improving productivity through pre-planning
  • "MORE" - Four new skills for effective supervision
  • Personnel management
  • Equipment management for productivity improvement
  • Jobsite productivity, planning, and scheduling
  • Managing subcontractors
  • Quantifying lost labor productivity
  • Record keeping, control, changes, and defect analysis