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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE PROBLEM AND SCOPE OF S T U D Y ............ 1
The Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Construction Productivity Defined ........ 3
Scope of the S t u d y ...................... 3
II. THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND ITS PRODUGT . . 5
Development of Construction Management . . . 7
The Product of Construction ............... 9
Manufacturing plant ..................... 10
Complexity of construction............ 11
Lasting product limits replacement market 12
Product cost high in time and dollars . . 12
The Market for Const r u c t i o n ............ 13
Types of m a r k e t s ...................... l]_l_
Pricing the product . 1$
Organization and Methods ........... 16
Ease of e n t r y ........................ 17
Lack of ’’mass production” ............ 19
Sales function........................ 20
Governmental Regulation ................... 22
III. PUBLISHED D A T A ............................. 26
The. McGraw-Hill Survey (1939-1957)..... 27
Fortune Survey (1870-1955) ................. 31
University of Michigan Survey (1952) . . . . 33
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| Title | A statistical study of construction productivity from 1917 to 1957. - Page 4 |
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| Full text | TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE PROBLEM AND SCOPE OF S T U D Y ............ 1 The Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Construction Productivity Defined ........ 3 Scope of the S t u d y ...................... 3 II. THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND ITS PRODUGT . . 5 Development of Construction Management . . . 7 The Product of Construction ............... 9 Manufacturing plant ..................... 10 Complexity of construction............ 11 Lasting product limits replacement market 12 Product cost high in time and dollars . . 12 The Market for Const r u c t i o n ............ 13 Types of m a r k e t s ...................... l]_l_ Pricing the product . 1$ Organization and Methods ........... 16 Ease of e n t r y ........................ 17 Lack of ’’mass production” ............ 19 Sales function........................ 20 Governmental Regulation ................... 22 III. PUBLISHED D A T A ............................. 26 The. McGraw-Hill Survey (1939-1957)..... 27 Fortune Survey (1870-1955) ................. 31 University of Michigan Survey (1952) . . . . 33 |
