Enhancing Labor Productivity in the Construction Industry: Strategies and Techniques

  • Unique Paper ID: 168362
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 5
  • PageNo: 810-815
  • Abstract:
  • The construction industry faces significant labor productivity challenges, impacting project timelines, costs, and quality. This study investigates strategies and techniques to improve labor productivity in the construction industry, focusing on technological advancements, workforce management, and process optimization. The construction business is widely acknowledged as the largest and most challenging sector on a worldwide scale. Maximizing efficiency in this sector is highly dependent on the strategic administration of personnel. Efficient deployment of human resources can greatly enhance productivity growth. Construction projects primarily depend on human labor and the fundamental utilization of handheld tools and equipment, with labor expenses constituting around 30% to 50% of the whole project expenditure. In this study, the factors affecting the labour productivity in construction industry was analyzed. The study distribute 550 questionnaires to employees working in a construction company. Overall, 478 questionnaires were received and retained for analysis. Findings reveals a complex interplay of internal, external, communication, resource, and miscellaneous challenges that significantly influence project outcomes

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@article{168362,
        author = {Saurav Rathor and Prof. Ajay Singh and Ayush Sangal},
        title = {Enhancing Labor Productivity in the Construction Industry: Strategies and Techniques},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {5},
        pages = {810-815},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=168362},
        abstract = {The construction industry faces significant labor productivity challenges, impacting project timelines, costs, and quality. This study investigates strategies and techniques to improve labor productivity in the construction industry, focusing on technological advancements, workforce management, and process optimization. The construction business is widely acknowledged as the largest and most challenging sector on a worldwide scale. Maximizing efficiency in this sector is highly dependent on the strategic administration of personnel. Efficient deployment of human resources can greatly enhance productivity growth. Construction projects primarily depend on human labor and the fundamental utilization of handheld tools and equipment, with labor expenses constituting around 30% to 50% of the whole project expenditure. In this study, the factors affecting the labour productivity in construction industry was analyzed. The study distribute 550 questionnaires to employees working in a construction company. Overall, 478 questionnaires were received and retained for analysis. Findings reveals a complex interplay of internal, external, communication, resource, and miscellaneous challenges that significantly influence project outcomes},
        keywords = {Labour productivity, construction, human resources, internal factors, external factors},
        month = {October},
        }

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 5
  • PageNo: 810-815

Enhancing Labor Productivity in the Construction Industry: Strategies and Techniques

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