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2. Communication
A negative assumption promotes a we versus they attitude that is sure to result in less satisfactory productivity.
The providing of workers a communication channel is addressed as a separate productivity program step. However it should be noted that effective communication is a two way street. A construction supervisor who simply tells his workers what to do rather than also occasionally ask them for ideas is likely to witness less than desirable productivity from the workers.
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3. Planning and Scheduling
There are three somewhat different types of plans or schedules that should be used by the supervisor to improve on-site productivity:
Short Interval Planning or a One-Day Plan. It is important for the foremen to plan the next day's work today. The formalized use of a Short Interval Scheduling Form requires the foremen to plan tomorrow's work today. Near the end of each work day, the foremen should set out the following information on the Short Interval Scheduling Form:
✔ What type of work they plan to do today
✔ Set out a quantity goal and production goal for each type of work
✔The tools, equipment, labor, and material that will be required to do the work
The idea is to plan ahead and to ready the tools, equipment, labor, and material that will be required prior to starting the work.
One-to-Three Week Revolving Plan and Schedule. The construction process is such that the superintendent often has to take an action today to ensure that a planned activity or event two or three weeks in the future is to occur as planned. By the weekly use of the One-to-Three Week Look Ahead Scheduling Form, the supervisor can recognize the need to ready tools, equipment, labor, material such that it is available when needed in a week or two. The best way to avoid delays is to always be looking ahead.
Master schedule. An overall project schedule can also help productivity. One example is a critical path method (CPM) diagram, which is often done with the aid of a computer software pro-
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