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IN PLANNING FOR A FURTHER ACCELERATION IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IT IS EVIDENT THAT IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING CAPACITY REQUIRED SIMPLY BY EMPLOYING MORE ENGINEERS. EVEN WITH MORE INTENSIVE RECRUITMENT, IT APPEARS UNLIKELY THAT ADDITIONAL ENGINEERS CAN BE BROUGHT INTO THE HIGHWAY FIELD FROM THE COLLEGES AND FROM OTHER SEGMENTS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN NUMBERS MUCH LARGER THAN THOSE REQUIRED TO OFFSET LOSSES. CONSEQUENTLY, THE LARGER CAPACITY NEEDED WILL HAVE TO BE PROVIDED BY INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE ENGINEERING FORCE AVAILABLE, BOTH ENGINEERS AND SUPPORTING PERSONNEL, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO BRING PRODUCTION INTO BALANCE WITH PROGRAM NEEDS. FURTHERMORE, THIS WILL HAVE TO BE DONE WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT OF THE QUALITY OF ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS IN WHICH ENGINEERING PRODUCTIVITY MIGHT BE INCREASED, ALL OF WHICH APPEAR TO OFFER PROMISE. HOWEVER, THE DISCUSSION IN THIS PAPER IS LIMITED SPECIFICALLY TO WAYS AND MEANS OF INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH IMPROVED ENGINEERING OPERATIONS, PARTICULARLY IN LOCATION, ROAD DESIGN, BRIDGE DESIGN, AND THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND ESTIMATES. IT IS THIS SERIES OF PROCESSES WHICH FREQUENTLY CONTROLS THE SPEED WITH WHICH PROGRAMMED PROJECTS CAN BE PLACED UNDER CONTRACT. /AUTHOR/

No 134, pp 62-67, 5 REF Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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Highway Research Board Bulletin

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Administration; Civil engineers; Engineering economy; Engineering personnel; Highway engineering; Highway engineers; Highway operations; Productivity; Road construction

Highway administration

Administration and Management; Highways

TRIS, TRB

Apr 10 1994 12:00AM

• LOCAL HIGHWAY ENGINEERING MANPOWER: APPRAISAL AND ACTION
• MICHIGAN ENGINEERING INVENTORY TREND STUDY
• MINNESOTA'S ORGANIZATION AND METHODS SECTION
• OBSERVED MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS
• POTENTIAL SUPPLY OF MANPOWER FOR AN EXPANDED SECONDARY ROAD PROGRAM
• SIX-STATE CLASSIFICATION STUDY OF ENGINEERING PERSONNEL
• TIME-SAVING IDEAS IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
• UTILIZING BUSINESS MACHINES IN TRAVERSE AND EARTHWORK COMPUTATIONS