Labour productivity
Reinventing Construction: A Route To Higher Productivity, published by the McKinsey Global Institute in February 2017, defines labour productivity as: ‘…the value added by construction workers (output in terms of structures created minus purchased materials) per hour of work and its growth over time, adjusted for inflation. An increase means that higher value can be provided to customers with the same or fewer resources, which translates into a desirable mix of higher-quality structures at lower cost for owners, higher profitability for contractors, and higher wages for workers.’
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