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Improving Combined Time-Cost Forecasting Capabilities for Contractor

Status: 
Available
Year: 
2012
Author(s): 
Gunnar Lucko
Institution(s): 
The Catholic University of America
Summary: 
Contractors must carefully manage cash outflow (e.g. for materials to enable their work) and inflow (after the work) to be profitable, especially in the current economy. The importance of cash flow for business success is undisputed, as bankruptcies due to insufficient cash flow underline.

T&D Worksite Shock Protection Strategies

Status: 
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Year: 
2011
Author(s): 
Thomas E. Glavinich
Institution(s): 
University of Kansas
Summary: 
The electric power industry has long recognized the need to protect workers aloft and on the ground from dangerous voltages that can occur during construction and maintenance operations on overhead transmission and distribution (T&D) lines.

Effectively Recruiting and Retaining Field Supervisors and Project Managers

Status: 
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Year: 
2011
Author(s): 
Eddy M. Rojas
Institution(s): 
University of Washington
Summary: 
To effectively retain field supervisors, a formal plan-which should include a recruitment plan, a training plan, an induction process, a career development plan, and a motivational strategy-is required.

Best Practices and Benefits of Estimating Techniques and Technology

Status: 
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Year: 
2013
Author(s): 
Cindy Menches,
Stephen Kleps
Institution(s): 
Illinois Institute of Technology
Summary: 
 

Recruitment Strategies for Electrical Contractors: Attracting New Employees from University-level Construction Management Programs

Status: 
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Year: 
2010
Author(s): 
Thomas M. Korman
Institution(s): 
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
Summary: 
As design-build contractual arrangements become more frequently utilized as a project delivery method, electrical contractors who provide services that range from pre-construction to commission, are becoming involved much earlier in projects than they have in the past.

Stacking of Trades for Electrical Contractors

Status: 
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Year: 
2002
Author(s): 
Awad Hanna,
Jeffrey S. Russell,
Erik O. Emerson
Summary: 
Labor productivity is one of the most important factors that affect the profitability of contractors. Stacking of trades is one of the many influences that affect labor productivity. This research primarily concentrates on the effects stacking trades have on labor productivity.

Combining Charging Station Installation with Energy Efficiency Upgrades: An Emerging Market

Status: 
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Year: 
2012
Author(s): 
Lonny Simonian,
Thomas Korman,
David Phillips
Institution(s): 
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
Summary: 
Plug-in vehicles fall into one of two main categories: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) or Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) sometimes referred to as Battery Electric Vehicle (BEVs). PEVs/BEVs are all-electric vehicles with no internal combustion engine (ICE).

Toward a New Model of Service Management for Electrical Contractors

Status: 
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Year: 
2012
Author(s): 
Thomas Christopher Ternes,
Andrew P. McCoy
Institution(s): 
Virginia Tech
Summary: 
As consumers become progressively more accustomed to higher levels of service, businesses in nearly every industry are recognizing the benefits of integrating value-added services to keep customers returning.

ELECTRI: Preparing for the Next 20 Years

Status: 
Available
Year: 
2012
Author(s): 
Matt Syal
Institution(s): 
Michigan State University
Summary: 
Industry research is performed to satisfy a need, solve a problem, or explore emerging opportunities. Applied research directions are generally established by trade organizations that fund the research projects. Research needs of organizations change over time.

Smart Grid: Installation and Construction Management Aspects for Electrical Contractors

Status: 
Available
Year: 
2012
Author(s): 
Matt Syal
Institution(s): 
Michigan State University
Summary: 
A “smart grid” can be described as the integration of the electrical grid with the information technology/ communication system so it can effectively monitor and manage the generation, storage, transmission, distribution and consumption of electricity.

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