THE ROLE OF FIELD PERSONNEL IN ENHANCING CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY

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Sugiharto Alwi

Senior Lecturer, School Of Civil Engineering, Tarumanagara University, Jakarta 11440, Indonesia, E-mail: sugihartoalwi@hotmail.com

 

The performance of field labour is critical to the success of any construction project. Poor quality of construction personnel has a major influence on the overall performance and efficiency of construction projects. In general, contractors rely heavily on medium to high levels of construction personnel such as Site Engineers, Site Managers and Project Managers to successfully complete a construction project. The role of low levels of construction personnel, known as field personnel, is normally overlooked. This paper argues that well-trained field personnel have an important role in minimising the amount of waste activities during the construction process leading to reducing company's productivity. Hence, the paper attempts to explore the significant role of field personnel in completing construction projects productively. Based on a comprehensive data collection through a survey research and case studies targeted at small to medium construction companies in Indonesia, this paper states that a significant achievement in minimising the amount of waste and increasing company's productivity has been attained by contracting companies that have conducted training for their field personnel. Evidence of the increase of the company's productivity is expressed by measuring the value of PPC of the projects

 

Key Words:

Field Personnel, Training, Waste, Productivity

 

http://journal.tarumanagara.ac.id/index.php/ts/article/view/815/931