Automated Standard Work Time Development in Construction

Abstract

This article deals with a new method of forecasting standard work time for specialized worker flows. The methodology of this article is based on the use of information technologies and linear regression analysis. The main advantage of this method is that it allows the user to establish standard work time estimates for specialized worker flows without having to observe each individual task in the project. Once more information about the actual project completion time for each specialized worker team is gathered, the methodology used in this article allows the user to assess the reliability of the standard work time and make additional corrections to the standard work time for individual tasks. Project completion time for each specialized worker team can be determined by the means of Global Positioning System (GPS). As a result, the user of this method is able to evaluate the objective changes in standard work time that occur due to the new technologies or an improvement in equipment and worker skills and reduce the expenditures typically required to calculate standard work time.