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http://dx.doi.org/10.5345/JKIBC.2017.17.4.377

Identifying Factors Affecting Labor Productivity for Residential Fire Protection System Installation  

Oh, Jae-Hoon (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Kim, Dae Young (Department of Architectural Engineering, Pusan National University)
Kim, Jae Sik (Department of Architectural Engineering, Pusan National University)
Huh, Young-Ki (Department of Architectural Engineering, Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction / v.17, no.4, 2017 , pp. 377-384 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is generally acknowledged that subcontractors mostly allocate their resources to project relying on their previous experiences, instead of data-based judgement. Installing residential fire protection systems, typically performed by subcontractors, is labor-intensive job and its schedule is frequently changed as the contractor master schedule is often revised. Nevertheless, it is still important for subcontractors to make much effort to improve labor productivity through a thorough planning for scheduling and resource allocation. The purpose of this study is to identify significant factors that affect labor productivity for residential fire protection system installation. For this purpose, 50 potential factors that may affect productivity were identified based on literature reviews and expert interviews. These factors were further explored using correlation analysis and ANOVA test. The results showed that the labor productivity is significant impacted by various project characteristics.
Keywords
fire protection system; labor productivity; influence factor; residential building;
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