A different approach to construction labour in Turkey: comparative productivity analysis

Kazaz A., Ulubeyli S.

BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, cilt.39, sa.1, ss.93-100, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2003.08.004
  • Dergi Adı: BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.93-100
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: construction, labour productivity, man hours, unit price analyses, t-test, NEURAL-NETWORK MODEL, DELAY, PROJECTS, SYSTEM, RATES
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper reports an investigation of construction labour productivity described as numerical values. First, a general knowledge is given about labour productivity. Then, the system which is the source of the man hour values in Turkey, is introduced and criticism of it is carried out. To this aim, labour productivity rates of 82 work items were obtained by a questionnaire applied to planning engineers, site managers, sub-contractors, architects and consultants of 32 large-scale construction firms in Turkey. The results were evaluated by one sample t-test, and hence, today's situation of the construction sector in Turkey on labour productivity was displayed. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.