An Analysis of Availability Factors Used in Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Project Planning
Abstract
In the planning of construction projects to be completed by U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCB's), it is necessary to estimate the amount of time that direct labor personnel are actually available on the project site. To accomplish this, an availability factor is used during the calculation of the man-day capability of a deploying NMCB. The factor is intended to account for the amount of time which direct labor personnel spend on activities other than direct labor, such as medical and dental visits, leave, liberty, collateral duties and inspections. The availability factor, previously called a site efficiency factor, is a function of both the location of the NMCB's project tasking and also the manner in which the Battalion carries out its daily activities. Traditionally, site specific availability factors have been established from the man-day expenditure analysis presented at the end of each Battalion's deployment. In the past, an availability factor of .80, representing that a worker is available on the job for 80% of the workday, has been accepted as the norm for NMCB main-body sites. In recent years, the trends has been to expand the range of the factor to 75% to 85%.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA274062
Entities
People
- Mark R. Libonate
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin