Construction scheduling issues for agricultural buildings
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2000
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The Ohio State University
Abstract
The authors evaluated problems and practices in construction scheduling from the perspectives of contractors. Information about general and agricultural construction scheduling was collected via mail surveys. To determine which schedule-related factors affect on-time performance of builders, we conducted three analyses: regression, simple odds ratio, and logit. Based on the results of these analyses, we concluded that two schedule-related factors definitely improve on-time performance: the scheduler has experience as a superintendent, and the contractor provides a finish date in advance. Two schedule-related factors probably improve the odds of on-time performance: the scheduler uses past projects as resources, and the contractor provides milestone dates in advance. Eight factors may affect on-time performance: an individual person is responsible for scheduling, the scheduler has formal training, the scheduler has a college education, the contractor provides a start date in advance, the scheduler includes float time to allow for delays, the scheduler uses computer programs as resources, the scheduler uses books and manuals as resources, and the scheduler has experience as a project manager.