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Estimating Activity Durations
CSTM 462
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Estimate activity durations
• Activity durations should be estimatedbased on available resources whichinclude labor, material and equipment.
• These durations should reflect the plannedresource productivity on anticipated siteconditions.
• Key to production monitoring andcontrolling day-to-day construction.
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Not Organized
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Time Unit Selection
Activity durations can be expressed in anyconvenient time unit, depending on theobjective of the scheduling effort. Theseunits include the following:
• Years• Months• Weeks• Days (most common)• Hours (rarely used)
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Quantity and Productivity Data Sources
• Quantity Takeoff• Bid Estimate• Past Experience• Outside Information• Estimating Guides• Industry and trade organizations• Manufacturers, Fabricators and suppliers• Specialty Contractors
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Calculating Activity Durations
Two elements go into calculating durations... – Work Quantity – Production Rate
Activity Duration =
therefore…
= 10 days
Work QuantityProduction Rate
500 cy50 cy / day
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Necessary Information
• Quantity of Work• Production Rate
– Total Hours – Based on a Crew
• Productivity
• Crew Mix• Work Schedule• Project Calendar
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manhours per unitor MH/Qty
from Material Take-Off(aka Quantity Survey)
Productivity Factor(Actual to Estimate)
Work Quantity x Production Rate = Total Hours
TOTAL HOURS x / = DURATION
Factors that Impact Productivity:- Weather- Proper Equipment- Supervision- Work Conditions- Learning Curve
- Ability/Experience/Skill Level- Rework
Common units include… LS, EA, LF, CY, SF, BF and SY
Burn Rate
Estimating Durations
(usually days) ( ) Factors that Determine Burn Rate:-Crew Mix… Number of Workers -Work Schedule… 5 -8’s, 6 -9’s, etc.
Burn rate = (crew mix) x (work schedule)
1 carpenter and 3 laborers working 5 - 8’s therefore, the burn rate is…
4 workers x 8 hrs./day = 32 hours/day
hours/day
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Sample Problem - Givens…
How long will it take to complete this activity?
Activity: CIP Concrete Grade Beam
Quantity: 3,000 sfProduction Rate: .08 mh/sfCrew Mix: 3 Carpenters & 2 Laborers
Work Schedule: 40 hour work week w/ 5 - 8’s
Note: No productivity factor is provided…assume 1.0
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Work Quantity x Production Rate = Total Hours
3,000 sf x .08 mh/sf = 240 hours
Sample Problem - Solution
(usually days)
Productivity Factor(Actual to Estimate)TOTAL HOURS x / = DURATION Burn Rate( )
* Burn rate = (crew mix) x (work schedule)
5 x 8 = 40 man-hours/day
( 240 mh x 1.0 ) / 40 mh/day* = 6 days
Step #1:
Step #2:
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Based on Material Quantity
Quantity to Install 9900 PoundsProduction Rate 220 Quantity/DayProduction Rate 0.1455 MH/QuanittiyTypical Crew Size 4 Men
Work Hours 8 Hours/Day
Therefore:
Total Manhours 1440 MH(Quantity x Production Rate)
Burn manhours per day 32 Activity Duration 45.00 Work Days
(Total MH/Hours per Day*Crew Size) Assign Resources:
Activity Duration Calculation
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Factors Affecting Activity Durations
You plan it and guess what happens? Poorproductivity in relation to:• Nature of the work• Labor and Equipment Productivity• Management skill• Material and Equipment Availability
• Seasonal Conditions• Work Restrictions• Quality of Work• Concurrent Activities
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Considerations
• Productivity should increase as experience isgained for repetitive tasks.• Activities composed of repetitive tasks should
benefit from the increased task productivity and
have decreasing activity durations.• Depending on the work, difficulty can increase if
uncommon work tasks are grouped together inan activity.
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Considerations
• Productivity can vary significantly fromproject to project, location to location andcrew to crew.
• Labor productivity is a function of anumber of factors that include training,experience, motivation and laborrestrictions among others.
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Productivity Factor Example
Budget/Estimate contains 240 man-hours Actual expended to date is 100 man-hours Activity is fifty percent complete
• Option #1: – 100/120= .8333
• Option #2 – 120/100= 1.2
Good or Bad?
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Look at Productivity
• Actual/Budget Less than 1 is good!• Budget/Actual More than 1 is good!
Each company may look at different…
In this class a productivity rate of less thanone is good.
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Work Quantity x Production Rate = Total Hours
5,000 cy x 6.0 mh/cy = 30,000 hours
Sample Problem - Solution
(usually days)
Productivity Factor(Actual to Estimate)TOTAL HOURS x / = DURATION Burn Rate( )
* 30,000 hours x .85 = 25,500 hours** Burn rate = (crew mix) x (work schedule)
(5 x 8)*(2 crews) = 80 man-hours/day
( 30,000 mh x .85* ) / 80 mh/day** = 318.75 day s…round up & say 319 days
Step #1:
Step #2:
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Crew Mix & Cost
Turn man-hours into CostsTwo crews consisting of…
3 carpenters & 2 laborers per crew
3 Carpenters @ 20.50/hour = $61.502 Laborers @ 16.25/hour = $32.50• $32.50 + $61.50= $94/5 = $18.80 Crew Average Wage Rate
• $18.80 x 2 crews = $37.60 Composite Average Wage
• $37.60 x 30,000 hours = $1,128,000.00vs.
• $37.60 x 25,500 hours = $958,800.00
Resulting in adifference of
$169,200
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