...Tsu Yian Lee; Faridahanim Ahmad; Mohd Adib Sarijari Purpose Activity sampling is a technique to monitor onsite labourers' time utilisation, which can provide helpful information for the management level to implement suitable labour productivity improvement strategies continuously. However...

... for construction labour activity classification in field situations. Construction industry Labour Automation Accelerometer Computing Work sampling Improving construction labour productivity is of great interest to practitioners because it has a significant influence on the cost and time performance...

...Shahidul Islam; S.T. Syed Shazali Purpose The purpose of this study is to address the impact of three issues: degree of skills, favorable working environment and R&D on manufacturing productivity of labor‐intensive industries. Design/methodology/approach Convenience sampling method has...

...Corinne M. Karuppan This empirical study identifies individual, organizational, and job factors of the range‐number element of labor flexibility. Tenure and emotional stability are found to increase a worker's flexibility. Emphases on quality, speed, and flexibility (time) also have positive...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Employment law International standards Labour Keywords Employment law, International standards, Labour The first set of annual reports on core labour standards by states which have not yet ratified one or more of the International Labour...

...Michael J. Brusco; Larry W. Jacobs Examines an alternative approach to labour utilisation, based on the concept of simulated annealing, implemented on a microcomputer. Demonstrates the use of the new approach in a study of the potential labour utilisation effect of two types of scheduling...

...Edwin Wilde Applies work study techniques to the agro‐industry, the industry which processes agricultural products for everyday consumption. Examines the peculiarities of agro‐industry production lines and labour utilisation. Describes incentives, the planning process, and manpower planning...