P1 Flashcards
(22 cards)
What are the types of construction contract?
Lump sum
Unit price
Cost plus fee
Guaranteed maximum price
What are the 5 types of construction?
- Residential
- Commercial
- Industrial
- highway and transportation
- Marine
What are the steps of a typical construction project execution?
- ) Design
- ) Construction
- ) Test and start up
- ) operation and maintenance
What are some characteristics of the construction industry?
Unique projects (products) Dynamic organization Diverse objectives Short contractual relationships Complex Outdoor Height and heavy equipment Low profit margin Competition
On average how much of the money goes to the general contractor?
About 10%
What are the typical contract award processes?
Competitive bidding or negotiation
what is productivity?
The relationship between the outputs generated from a system and the inputs provided to create those outputs.
What is the formula for productivity?
Productivity = output / input
What is the formula for time?
Time = quantity / productivity
What are outputs?
Goods and services
What area inputs?
Labor Capital (equipment, facilities, etc.) Energy Materials Data
What are the consequences of declining productivity?
Cost per unit increase Less competitive Market and sales decline Negative effects on capital materials and people Further productivity decrease
What are the effects of increasing productivity?
Positive effects on capital, material, and people Market sales and profitability increase More competitive Cost per unit decrease Productivity increase
Construction vs Manufacturing?
Short term Unique design Temporary onsite work Environment Heavy material and equipment Subcontracting Owner's involvement
What are the adversarial relationships in construction?
Between crafts Line management vs engineering Line management vs service Line management vs quality control Contractor vs subcontractors Owner vs contractors Contractor vs CM Contractor vs 3rd party Project vs people/public
What are the tracks of construction/project managers?
Traditional = laborer/worker who moves up ranks
New breed = college grad who is prepped with skills to be able to be a PM
What are the 4 parties involved in construction?
Owners
Designers
Contractors
The labor force
What are the 5 tracks for productivity improvement?
Culture track Problem solving track Team building track Strategy-structure track Reward system track
What are the 5 steps of Kilmann’s scheme for problem solving?
1) Sensing the problem
2) Defining the problem
3) solutions
4) implementation
5) evaluation
What is needed for productivity improvement execution?
Win-win attitude Priority setting Terms and conditions Resources Clear to all Follow through
What is a quality circle?
A team of people for quality improvement
- bottom up
- team approach
- autonomy
- management support
What are to easy to bring about productivity improvement projects?
In house or using consultants
