resource control

Resource Control & Cost Awareness

This course provides insight into production control, resource control, and employee efficiency and how they affect job cost.

State why it is important to control resources on the job.
Define productivity and explain how it differs from production.
List several factors which affect productivity and determine how to solve problems relative to productivity.
Describe how job-site productivity can be improved.
Describe how a five-minute rating is developed and how it can be used to improve productivity.
Explain how a crew balance chart is developed and how it can be used to improve productivity.
Describe how to complete a supervisor’s delay survey and how it can be used to improve productivity.
Describe how to control the various job resources.
Explain the importance of being aware of costs on the job.
Define estimated cost, actual cost, and projected cost.

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