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.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • No 43, pp 1-79, 5 FIG, 9 TAB, 26 REF
  • Corporate Authors:

    Stanford University

    Department of Civil Engineering
    Stanford, CA  United States  94305
  • Authors:
    • Koster, F D
  • Publication Date: 1964-9

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  • Accession Number: 00219274
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Sep 15 1994 12:00AM