Job Assignments to Construction Workers: Accounting for the Brain Resource Requirements of Activities

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Beitragende

  • F. F. Alireza Ahmadian - , University of New South Wales (Autor:in)
  • Ali Akbarnezhad - , University of New South Wales (Autor:in)
  • Taha H. Rashidi - , University of New South Wales (Autor:in)
  • S. Travis Waller - , Research Center for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI), University of New South Wales (Autor:in)

Abstract

Assignment of jobs to a construction crew is not a trivial task. The optimal job allocation should consider the characteristics of workers as well as brain resource requirements of the job. Failure in proper allocation of jobs to workers can lead to an inconsistent workload distribution among workers which can then results in a decrease in the overall productivity. The inconsistency in the workload of workers can cause imbalanced fatigue rates and skill level stagnation particularly for workers who are less involved. This paper proposes a framework for regulating job allocation to workers by accounting for workloads and characteristics of worker. Workloads are attributed to visual, auditory, cognitive, and psychomotor brain resource requirements of different tasks. To achieve a realistic assignment of jobs, the framework incorporates workers' capabilities in terms of skill type and skill level. Workforce management strategies established by a contractor, including safety improvement, skill enhancement, and multiskilling, determine approaches toward minimizing workers' workload variance within a crew. Application of the proposed framework is demonstrated using a real case concreting project with a simple trial modification in task assignment process under "safety improvement" strategy.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelConstruction Research Congress 2016
Redakteure/-innenJose L. Perdomo-Rivera, Carla Lopez del Puerto, Antonio Gonzalez-Quevedo, Francisco Maldonado-Fortunet, Omar I. Molina-Bas
Herausgeber (Verlag)American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Seiten1897-1906
Seitenumfang10
ISBN (elektronisch)9780784479827
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2016
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Publikationsreihe

ReiheConstruction research Congress (CRC)

Konferenz

TitelConstruction Research Congress 2016: Old and New Construction Technologies Converge in Historic San Juan, CRC 2016
Dauer31 Mai - 2 Juni 2016
StadtSan Juan
LandPuerto Rico

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ORCID /0000-0002-2939-2090/work/141543899

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