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Creators:
Schober, Robert W. ; Brandenburg, Stefanie G. ; Bell, Lansford C.
Schober, Robert W. ; Brandenburg, Stefanie G. ; Bell, Lansford C. Less -
Corporate Creators:
Clemson University. Department of Civil Engineering
Corporate Contributors:
South Carolina. Dept. of Transportation
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Employees Highway Maintenance Labor Productivity Maintenance Productivity
Publication/ Report Number:
SCDOT Research Project 668
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
South Carolina
Edition:
Final report.
Corporate Publisher:
Clemson University. Dept. of Civil Engineering
Abstract:
The South Carolina Department of Transportation dedicates a large portion of both

its budget and other resources to the maintenance of the State’s transportation

infrastructure. In order to maximize the efficiency and productivity of the State’s highway

maintenance workforce, the SCDOT partnered with Clemson University to research the

performance of these maintenance crews. The goal of the research is to begin to identify

optimal crew compositions, if possible, and to enhance crew productivity.

Data was collected from the SCDOT Highway Maintenance Management System

(HMMS) and crew rankings were developed based on several pre-determined performance

criteria. These rankings were then used to identify the top performing crews based on work

description and county type. Once crew rankings were identified, the top crews were

analyzed to determine the crew configurations for each activity that produced the optimum

results. Optimal equipment utilization was also analyzed and improved equipment

allocation specifications were developed. A detailed survey of the SCDOT maintenance

workforce was conducted at six county maintenance offices to supplement the HMMS data

and further generate descriptors and characteristics of the top performing crews. The

counties for this survey were chosen to be representative of the different areas throughout

the state of South Carolina- primarily urban counties, mixed urban and rural counties, and

primarily rural counties. Both maintenance workers and maintenance engineers

participated in the survey with a total of 382 surveys collected. The data collected from

these surveys included demographic information on each worker, information about crews,

and opinion data relating to maintenance performance standards and the worker’s

understanding of those standards.


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PDF
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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