Analysis of Factors Influencing Productivity Using Craftsmen Questionnaires: Case Study in a Chilean Construction Company

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dc.contributor.authorRivas, Rodrigo A.
dc.contributor.authorBorcherding, John D.
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Vicente
dc.contributor.authorAlarcon, Luis F.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:11:02Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:11:02Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractImprovement of productivity in construction has been a major industry challenge, given its high impact on project results. It has received increased attention from construction researchers promoting different enhancement actions, since analyzing factors affecting labor productivity is an instrumental part in this process. This paper focuses on identifying and understanding the productivity factors affecting projects in a Chilean construction company on the basis of questionnaires administered to both direct workers and midlevel employees. Analysis of the questionnaire results helped to determine organizational and managerial weaknesses and facilitated comparison of the findings with previous productivity studies. The results proved to be useful in developing recommendations for productivity improvements. The main findings indicate that the critical areas affecting construction productivity were related to materials, tools, rework, equipment, truck availability, and the workers' motivational dynamics. These results are similar to those obtained in previous studies in the United States and in Chile. Salary expectations were found to be the main reason for turnover in the studied company, which was an aspect not mentioned in previous studies. Finally, additional analyses seem to show that some factors affecting productivity are common to construction projects across boundaries, therefore validating data aggregation and the possibility of learning from experiences in different locations and even separated in time of occurrence. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000274. (C) 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-04-30
dc.format.extent9 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000274
dc.identifier.issn0733-9364
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000274
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/77983
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000289642700009
dc.information.autorucIngeniería;Alarcon L;S/I;100096
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoSin adjunto
dc.pagina.final320
dc.pagina.inicio312
dc.publisherASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
dc.revistaJOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT-ASCE
dc.rightsregistro bibliográfico
dc.subjectConstruction productivity
dc.subjectCraftsmen questionnaires
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectIMPACT
dc.subjectINDUSTRY
dc.subject.ods09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.odspa09 Industria, innovación e infraestructura
dc.titleAnalysis of Factors Influencing Productivity Using Craftsmen Questionnaires: Case Study in a Chilean Construction Company
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen137
sipa.codpersvinculados100096
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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