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http://dx.doi.org/10.6106/JCEPM.2015.5.2.016

Construction Projects Productivity in West African country of Benin: Case of Ground Earthworks  

Akogbe, Romuald Kokou (Faculty of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology)
Feng, Xin (Faculty of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology)
Zhou, Jing (Faculty of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology)
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management / v.5, no.2, 2015 , pp. 16-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, a survey related to excavation construction activities among national and international construction companies was conducted to evaluate site productivity in construction industry. To analyze the respective productivity levels of each construction company, a benchmarking measures analysis that featured calculations of the performance ratio (PR) and performance management index (PMI) was performed. As a result of these analyses, it has been found that the work performed by local companies was marked by lower productivity and that of international companies was characterized by good productivity. Further analysis of construction workforce resources P% revealed that a construction company's productivity is largely dependent on production capacity and consumption resources, which means that the retention of skilled workers and utilization of high-quality resources yields the highest level of productivity. These results suggest that for a local construction company to be competitive in the construction work market, it must retrain skilled craftspeople, foremen, engineers, and project managers, and strengthen its building capability by leveraging new equipment and technologies.
Keywords
Construction productivity; labor productivity; construction companies; project management; construction project management;
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