FIFTY YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION COST-REDUCING ANALYSES

This is a brief look at some of the methods that have been developed during the past 50 years to enable engineers, architects, contractors, and other persons associated with the construction industry to plan and analyze construction operations in order to reduce the costs of construction operations and to provide other beneficial services. The developments presented are the critical path method; motion and time studies; time-lapse moving pictures of construction operations; and the use of the theory of queues in determining the most economical methods of performing construction. Construction, although generally not a production line industry, can adopt and has adopted some of the practices of the manufacturing industry, with demonstrated reductions in costs.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Peurifoy, R L
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 299-307
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Construction Division
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: C02

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Construction management; Costs; Critical path method; Motion; Queuing theory; Studies; Time and motion studies; Time lapse photography
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Construction operations; Motion studies; Queueing theory
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097027
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #11371 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1975 12:00AM