IMPORTANCE OF MEASUREMENT OF LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN CONSTRUCTION

Prachi R. Ghate, Ashok. B. More, Pravin R. Minde

Abstract: Productivity is an important aspect of construction industry that may be used as an index for efficiency of production. Efficient management of construction resources can lead to higher productivity which can help to achieve cost and time saving. Construction is labour oriented industry. It heavily relies on the skills of its workforce. The labour is industry’s most valuable asset. It is important to improve efficiency of production by improving productivity of labour. Decreasing productivity of project has always been major concern for construction Industry. Aim of this project is to study the importance of measurement of labour productivity in construction industry around Mumbai sector after finding the factors affecting labour productivity. Factors affecting labour productivity were analysed using RII method. Measurement of labour productivity is done using work study method. RII method revealed top ten ranked factors which affect labour productivity. The data collection is done by work study method shows skilled labour as highly important factor affecting labour productivity. From the analysis of data collected it is observed that measurement of labour productivity is helpful in saving the time of the project as well as cost of project without hampering the quality of work.

Keywords: Work Study, Skilled Labour, Time Saving, Cost Saving, Labour Productivity

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0507065