| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N65110/02 |
| Title: |
A MODEL FOR CONSTRUCTION PLANT OPERATOR PRODUCTIVITY CLASSIFICATION & TRAINING DESIGN (CLASSIFIES) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Edwards, Professor D |
| Other Investigators: |
|
| Researcher Co-Investigators: |
|
| Project Partners: |
|
| Department: |
Civil and Building Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Loughborough University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 July 2002 |
Ends: |
31 March 2005 |
Value (£): |
170,048
|
| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Construction Ops & Management |
|
|
| EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications: |
| Manufacturing |
Construction |
| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
No relevance to Underpinning Sectors |
|
| Related Grants: |
|
| Panel History: |
|
|
Summary on Grant Application Form |
|
Within construction, productivity and costs of production are inextricably linked by an inverse relationship, that is, costs fall as productivity increases. To capitalise upon this, the UK construction industry has increased its utilisation of 'more productive' construction plant and equipment, whilst simultaneously reducing its reliance upon 'less productive' labour resources. However, plant productivity is dependant upon the skill and competence of the operator. Research has shown that plant operators can influence machine productivity by as much as 50%. Despite this alarming finding there is currently no research to assist construction professionals in the selection or training of operators, nor in the control and monitoring of their productivity rates once employed.This research will fill that void providing quantitative guidance on the attributes which classify an operator's impact upon machine productivity. Key findings of the analysis will be disseminated to industry in the form of prescriptive guidelines for improving taught plant operative training courses, administered by the Construction Industry Training Board.
|
|
Key Findings |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
|
Potential use in non-academic contexts |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
|
Impacts |
|
| Description |
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk |
| Summary |
|
| Date Materialised |
|
|
|
|
Sectors submitted by the Researcher |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
| Project URL: |
|
| Further Information: |
|
| Organisation Website: |
http://www.lboro.ac.uk |