Barcode technology for an incentive reward program to reduce construction wastes

Heng Li; Zhen Chen; Conrad T.C. Wong

doi:10.1111/1467-8667.00320

Barcode technology for an incentive reward program to reduce construction wastes

Heng Li, Zhen Chen, Conrad T.C. Wong

Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

29 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A group-based incentive reward program (IRP) has been implemented in this study to minimize avoidable wastes of construction materials by rewarding workers according to the amounts and values of materials they saved. The barcode technique is used to facilitate the effective management program of construction materials on site. Experiments are conducted on two residential projects in Hong Kong and results demonstrate the effectiveness of the IRP in motivating workers to reduce construction waste. Beyond this application research, the relationship between construction waste reduction and quality-time-cost performances of the project are discussed, whereas difficulties and challenges of applying the IRP and barcode technology are mentioned.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	313-324
Number of pages	12
Journal	Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8667.00320
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2003

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Computer Science Applications
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Computational Theory and Mathematics

More information

10.1111/1467-8667.00320

Cite this

@article{cbeb104712cd47a0bc8e393664f4d1b1,

title = "Barcode technology for an incentive reward program to reduce construction wastes",

abstract = "A group-based incentive reward program (IRP) has been implemented in this study to minimize avoidable wastes of construction materials by rewarding workers according to the amounts and values of materials they saved. The barcode technique is used to facilitate the effective management program of construction materials on site. Experiments are conducted on two residential projects in Hong Kong and results demonstrate the effectiveness of the IRP in motivating workers to reduce construction waste. Beyond this application research, the relationship between construction waste reduction and quality-time-cost performances of the project are discussed, whereas difficulties and challenges of applying the IRP and barcode technology are mentioned.",

author = "Heng Li and Zhen Chen and Wong, {Conrad T.C.}",

year = "2003",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1111/1467-8667.00320",

language = "English",

volume = "18",

pages = "313--324",

journal = "Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering",

issn = "1093-9687",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Barcode technology for an incentive reward program to reduce construction wastes

AU - Li, Heng

AU - Chen, Zhen

AU - Wong, Conrad T.C.

PY - 2003/1/1

Y1 - 2003/1/1

N2 - A group-based incentive reward program (IRP) has been implemented in this study to minimize avoidable wastes of construction materials by rewarding workers according to the amounts and values of materials they saved. The barcode technique is used to facilitate the effective management program of construction materials on site. Experiments are conducted on two residential projects in Hong Kong and results demonstrate the effectiveness of the IRP in motivating workers to reduce construction waste. Beyond this application research, the relationship between construction waste reduction and quality-time-cost performances of the project are discussed, whereas difficulties and challenges of applying the IRP and barcode technology are mentioned.

AB - A group-based incentive reward program (IRP) has been implemented in this study to minimize avoidable wastes of construction materials by rewarding workers according to the amounts and values of materials they saved. The barcode technique is used to facilitate the effective management program of construction materials on site. Experiments are conducted on two residential projects in Hong Kong and results demonstrate the effectiveness of the IRP in motivating workers to reduce construction waste. Beyond this application research, the relationship between construction waste reduction and quality-time-cost performances of the project are discussed, whereas difficulties and challenges of applying the IRP and barcode technology are mentioned.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0038267851&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/1467-8667.00320

DO - 10.1111/1467-8667.00320

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1093-9687

VL - 18

SP - 313

EP - 324

JO - Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

JF - Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

IS - 4

ER -

Barcode technology for an incentive reward program to reduce construction wastes

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

More information

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this