Production Management for Construction

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1 Unit 15: Production Management for Construction Unit code: L/601/1273 QCF level: 5 Credit value: 15 Aim This unit enables learners to understand site techniques for production in relation to communication, planning, cost control, quality and environmental issues. Learners will also gain skills to plan. Unit abstract This unit provides learners with an understanding of the application of principles, such as effective communication methods, control and reporting techniques. Learners will gain skills in cost forecasting and creating planning and programming charts for. Learners will also understand the importance of efficient productivity, whilst addressing quality and environmental issues. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this unit a learner will: 1 Understand the principles and application of effective site 2 Understand the importance of effective communication in planning and resource 3 Be able to apply cost forecasting, control and reporting techniques 4 Be able to create planning and programming charts for 5 Understand how quality issues and environmental considerations are addressed during the production process. 73

2 Unit content 1 Understand the principles and application of effective site Principles of site : forecasting; planning; organising; motivating; controlling; coordinating; communicating; leadership of teams; of the workforce and subcontractors; site induction; training; competence; skill requirements Application of effective site to: contractor-employed sub-contractors, specialist sub-contractors, nominated sub-contractors, named sub-contractors, labour-only personnel, artists and tradespeople, nominated suppliers and manufacturers, prime cost sums 2 Understand the importance of effective communication in planning and resource Communication techniques: written; visual; oral; IT Barriers to effective communication: physical; psychological; intellectual; as applied to site communications eg site meetings, site diaries Planning techniques: programming and progression; sub-contract organisations; key dates and milestones 3 Be able to apply cost forecasting, control and reporting techniques Costing techniques: variance analysis eg unit costing, marginal costing, variable costs, standard costing, absorption costing; break-even analysis eg estimated costs, target costs, actual costs Forecasting, control and reporting techniques: site cost control; cost forecasting eg cash flow, profit, return, cost, value; liquidity eg borrowing, working capital, profitability Reconciliation: cost and value reconciliation; value-time relationships; cost-time relationships Purchasing: selection of suppliers and goods; orders; specification; quality; goods received; standards; ownership of goods and materials; maintenance 4 Be able to create planning and programming charts for Planning: reasons for planning; types of plan eg method statements, pre-contract, pre-tender, project, short-term and long-term plans Planning tools: type of programmes eg bar charts, linked bar charts, network analysis, precedence diagrams, line of balance, time-change diagrams Programming: design of systems; production control; production coordination Progress: control; implementation; control and coordination of sub-contractors 74

3 5 Understand how quality issues and environmental considerations are addressed during the production process Quality considerations: eg material and workmanship samples; testing of materials and workmanship (including sub-contract suppliers and manufacturers); supervision of own and sub-contracted labour Environmental considerations: eg law, national, local and company policies, strategies for environmental protection during the construction process; environmental impact of construction eg materials manufacture, embodied energy, on-site construction, prefabrication 75

4 Learning outcomes and assessment criteria Learning outcomes On successful completion of this unit a learner will: LO1 Understand the principles and application of effective site LO2 Understand the importance of effective communication in planning and resource LO3 Be able to apply cost forecasting, control and reporting techniques Assessment criteria for pass The learner can: 1.1 explain how the principles of site are applied 1.2 justify the principles of site in terms of good site practice 2.1 compare communication techniques used on-site and off-site 2.2 evaluate the barriers to communication for typical 2.3 evaluate the planning techniques used in the construction and built environment sector 3.1 evaluate different forms of costing systems 3.2 write a report on cash flow, profit, return cost and value and purchasing, using site data and contractors annual reports 3.3 produce cost and value reconciliation statements for individual work sections LO4 Be able to create planning and programming charts for 4.1 explain how progress is measured 4.2 explain how remedial action is implemented in the case of a delay in the programme 4.3 explain how sub-contractors are incorporated into the overall programme 4.4 produce a programme of activities using at least two different planning tools (one of which must determine the critical path) including key dates for sub-contractors LO5 Understand how quality issues and environmental considerations are addressed during the production process 5.1 explain how quality is assured on construction sites with reference to case studies 5.2 evaluate the use of environmental assessments for 76

5 Guidance Links This unit links with other Edexcel BTEC HN Construction and the Built Environment units, for example: Unit 4: Management Principles and Application for Construction and the Built Environment Unit 6: Health, Safety and Welfare for Construction and the Built Environment Unit 13: Environmental Impact of Construction Unit 17: Project Management for Construction and the Built Environment Unit 24: Design Procedures for Construction Unit 57: Project Management for Building Services Engineering. The content of this unit has been designed and mapped against the current CIC National Occupational Standards and the current NVQs at levels 4 and 5. Completion of the learning outcomes will contribute knowledge, understanding and skills towards the evidence requirements of the NVQs. See Annexe B for summary of mapping information to NVQs. This unit has also been mapped to illustrate the links to the NQF units. See Annexe D for summary of mapping information to NQF units. Essential requirements It is essential that a culture of health and safety is embedded in all the units to ensure that the learners understand the importance and relevance of health and safety issues. Therefore there should be clearly signposted aspects of current legislation and health, safety and welfare implications throughout the delivery and assessment of this unit. Employer engagement and vocational contexts Tutors should organise site visits as part of delivery for this unit. To ensure site visits are successful tutors should outline the aims and objectives of the visits, conduct preparatory briefings and encourage learners to review the site visits once completed. Tutors should organise presentations by visiting speakers, for example contractors, planning consultants, architects and/or quantity surveyors. Tutors should use real-life case studies, based on site visits and visiting speakers, for part of the assessment for this unit. 77