THE ECONOMICS OF HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT STANDARDIZATION
THE PROBLEM OF STANDARDIZATION OF HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT IS ANALYZED FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A MEDIUM-SIZED HEAVY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND AS VIEWED BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. IT IS HOPED THAT THIS ANALYSIS WILL ACCOMPLISH TWO OBJECTIVES' /1/ DEVELOP THE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS AND VARIABLES WHICH AFFECT FAMILY STANDARDIZATION OF HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, AND /2/ OUTLINE A METHOD OF ANALYSIS WHICH CONTRACTORS CAN USE TO IMPROVE THEIR EQUIPMENT POLICY. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT STANDARDIZATION OF EQUIPMENT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED PROFITS, THEREFORE, A FORMAL PROCEDURE SHOULD BE SET UP IN EACH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO ANALYZE THE BENEFITS AND SPECIFY THE METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION OF A FAMILY STANDARDIZATION POLICY ON EACH PROJECT.
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Supplemental Notes:
- No 43, pp 1-79, 5 FIG, 9 TAB, 26 REF
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Corporate Authors:
Stanford University
Department of Civil Engineering
Stanford, CA United States 94305 -
Authors:
- Koster, F D
- Publication Date: 1964-9
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Construction equipment; Economics; Methodology; Standardization
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219274
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 15 1994 12:00AM