...Ilker Baki Alkan; Hasan Basri Başağa Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of augmented reality (AR) technology on labor productivity and error rates under the challenging conditions of real construction sites. This study aims to fill the gap in the literature concerning...

...Laura Gutierrez-Bucheli; Santiago Muñoz; Rachel Couper; Duncan William Maxwell Purpose The global construction industry has been grappling with persistently low productivity levels, prompting extensive scholarly investigation. While numerous reviews have examined this challenge, they exhibit...

... only Management Construction Productivity The construction industry has been traditionally challenged by inefficiencies related to manual labor measurement, procurement delays, and sustainability concerns. The complexity of modern construction projects necessitates the adoption...

... and improve overall worker safety and productivity. Ruwini Kodikara Edirisinghe can be contacted at: ruwini.edirisinghe@rmit.edu.au 28 06 2024 11 09 2024 15 10 2024 15 11 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only...

...Rashid Maqbool; Anisha Shaji Purpose Architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry is one of the vast industries with a lot of productivity issues within. Teams as an integral part of the industry face many problems, of which social loafing is considered as a barrier. This research...

...Elyar Pourrahimian; Amira Eltahan; Diana Salhab; Joe Crawford; Simaan AbouRizk; Farook Hamzeh Purpose This study aims to enhance productivity monitoring and control in the construction industry by integrating data-driven analytics with expert insights. Design/methodology/approach A novel...

...Qais K. Jahanger; David Trejo; Joseph Louis Purpose The health of an economy is heavily dependent on the productivity of the economy's major industries including construction. While most macro-measures of productivity in the USA construction industry indicate a decline, corresponding studies...

...Behnam M. Tehrani; Samer BuHamdan; Aladdin Alwisy Purpose Despite the proven evidence of ever-growing productivity gains in the manufacturing industry as a result of years of research and investment in advanced technologies, such as robotics, the adoption of robots in construction is still lagging...

... productivity prediction models. Design/methodology/approach Categorical and numerical data used in prediction models in many studies in the literature for the prediction of construction labor productivity were made ready for analysis by preprocessing. The Python programming language was used to develop...

... productivity. Design/methodology/approach First, using 244 bibliographic data extracted from the Scopus database, the paper used scientometric analysis and VOSviewer mapping technique to assess the most impactful publication literature on BIM in Malaysia to identify the existing research gaps. Second...

... construction approach, has great potential to foster innovation for industry improvements (Francis and Thomas, 2020). It was emerged as a new concept in the 1990s, understood by some scholars as applying lean production methods for construction and by others as an adaptation of lean production theory...

...Ha Duy Khanh; Soo Yong Kim; Le Quoc Linh Purpose This study aims to focus on exploring the construction productivity of building projects under the influence of potential factors. The three primary purposes are (1) determining critical factors affecting construction productivity; (2) identifying...

...Chijoo Lee Purpose Work crew productivity and the application of limited resources are necessary elements in construction duration delay analysis. This study thus proposes a method to analyze construction delays and resource reallocation based on work crew productivity and resource constraints...

...Xingzhou Guo; Hongyue Wu; Yunfeng Chen; Yuan Chang; Yibin Ao Purpose Personal lifestyle, work environments and work-related factors can significantly affect occupant productivity. Although many studies examine the affecting factors of occupant productivity in offices, explorations for the home...

.../methodology/approach The welding productivity data grouped according to the requirements of the ASME SECTION IX code is organised into two groups: average productivity and baseline productivity. When processing the adjustment to the two models, the Excel software Solver tool was used. The criteria...

...Emmanuel Adinyira; Emmanuel Akoi-Gyebi Adjei; Kofi Agyekum; Frank Desmond Kofi Fugar Purpose Knowledge of the effect of various cash-flow factors on expected project profit is important to effectively manage productivity on construction projects. This study was conducted to develop and test...

... accounted for 52.3% of responses. The respondents with 0–5 years, 6–10 years, and 11–15 years of experience accounted for 10.8%, 16.4%, and 20.5%, respectively. Project success factors Construction project management Sustainability Productivity Preconstruction Relative importance index Project...

...Mohd Azrai Azman; Carol K.H. Hon; Bo Xia; Boon L. Lee; Martin Skitmore Purpose Many large construction firms (LCFs) adopt product diversification (PD) to counter downturns and spread risks. However, no detailed information is available concerning the type of PD that improves their performance...

...Wenting Zhan; Wei Pan; Le Chen Purpose While the investment in construction projects has increased over the past few decades, low construction project productivity (CPP) appeared to be persistent, thereby reflecting an “investment-in-failure” paradox between the investment and CPP. Hence...

...Prasanna Venkatesan Ramani; Laxmana Kumara Lingan KSD Purpose Lean construction is a technique that aims at reducing waste in construction and maximizing productivity. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effectiveness of Lean technique in managing construction projects. Design...