Unit Title : Strategic And Operational Management
Assignment Type : Case Study
Introduction : Production information is to be prepared for the construction of a three storey educational building. Use the data given in Appendices 1-3 to develop your solution and if required refer to the drawings listed in Appendix 4 that are provided with this course work brief.
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An overall construction programme, for the substructure and super structure only, is required to a weekly time scale for the educational building. The planned starting date on site is the first Monday in February next year and all necessary information is available (note: you do not need to adjust the programme time scale for bank holidays).
Quantities of work have been extracted from the drawings and rates of work from the pricing notes for the structure. The resources available and the times for each activity have been given in the Appendix 1. Do not revise these resources or times when preparing the programme of work.
Learning outcomes :
By the end of this case study, you will have:
• Demonstrated your ability of construction planning by preparing an optimised programme of work for a building
• Discussed and demonstrated how to optimise labour resources. • Shown how site progress can be monitored and
specific activities controlled.
• Applied knowledge of how to model the sequences in construction processes through a method statement that shows consideration of risk, productivity and quality.
• Demonstrated your ability to communicate information clearly to site personnel through the use of visual tools and operational documents.
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Tasks :
1.Draw an overall construction programme (Gantt Chart) for the project to show when each activity can take place within a 26 week period. The programme may be prepared using computer software. Show how the programme was obtained by including a precedent network diagram in the format shown in the session work book.
Note: It may not be possible to complete the project in the required time if all the operations are sequential, therefore
some overlapping and/or working in parallel may be required.
2.Prepare a histogram of all labour resources (showing main trades) from the network programme to a weekly time scale. Resource requirements are given in Appendix 2. Provide a second histogram to show how it is possible to balance and optimise the labour usage. Also provide a short academic commentary to explain the principles of resource levelling and the benefits it provides. The histogram of labour against time may be plotted using computer software or by hand.
3.Produce a further construction programme (Gantt Chart) and use this to show how project progress can be illustrated. Progress details are given in Appendix 3.
4.Produce a management control report for one of the activities that is not going according to plan; based on time and cost variances.You may add your own (and appropriate) information to illustrate the report. The control report is to show just one activity for time, cost, quantity, and unit rate.
N.B. Part time and sponsored students may take this opportunity to investigate and utilise their own companies systems for planning and control. If this option is selected please state it clearly.
5.Prepare your own method statement for one of the activities from the overall programme. Include a description of method,resources used, quantity, output, time, and any other relevant details.
6.Complete a health and safety risk assessment for the activity identified in task 5 above, that shows full appreciation of the current best practice. Include hazard identification, risk recognition, risk factors, risk evaluation, control measures etc.
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Generally:
When selecting an example activity from the programme,choose one with sufficient complexity to illustrate the
point(s) being made. For example, concreting, steel frame,brick work or roof cladding.
Submitting copies of other parties generic Method Statements or Risk Assessments does not demonstrate
your understanding of the subject area and will be treated as an assessment offence.
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