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+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+tags:
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/incomplete
+  - topic/automation
+  - topic/estimating
+  - topic/software
+  - type/idea
+  - authorship/original
+title: Labor Factoring
+dg-publish: true
+---
+# Labor Factoring
+
+%%
+## TODO
+
+Discuss purpose and practice of labor factoring,
+briefly mention impracticality.
+
+%%
+
+## Resources
+
+```bibtex
+@article{Hanna2018FactorsAL,
+  author  = {Hanna, Awad S.},
+  title   = {Factors Affecting Labor Productivity For Electrical Contractors},
+  subtitle = {A Factor Approach To Productivity Impact},
+  publisher = {Electrii International},
+  month  = {September},
+  year    = {2018},
+  pages   = {83}
+}
+
+@article{Hanna2002BenchmarkingPI,
+	author = {Hanna, Awad S. and Peterson, Pehr and Lee, Min-Jae},
+	journal = {Journal of Construction Engineering and Management},
+	month = {7},
+	number = {4},
+	pages = {331--337},
+	title = {Benchmarking productivity Indicators for Electrical/Mechanical Projects},
+	volume = {128},
+	year = {2002},
+	doi = {10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(2002)128:4(331},
+	url = {https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(2002)128:4(331)},
+}
+```
+
+## Software Integration
+
+%% TODO: move to more appropriate article. %%
+
+calculate labor hours utilizing a comprehensive set of factors
+not practical with traditional methods.
+The use of this framework will provide:
+
+* more accurate projections for project schedule,
+* more insightful analysis of historical labor data, and
+* a more rewarding estimating workflow.
+
+For myself, and I suspect for many other estimators,
+laboring is the most interesting and rewarding part of the job.
+Discussions of human factors are far more engaging
+than those of statistical analysis.
+
+%%
+TODO: discuss the necessity of comprehensive labor consumption insights
+and visualizations which are not currently feasible
+as an expectation of owners and contractors.
+
+Estimators know that doubling crew won't double production,
+but we must be able to offer evidence as such.
+%%
+
+Tables of labor factors given certain conditions
+can be converted to functions using regressions.
+
+## Going Further
+
+Base labor units suggest a highly functional nature,
+most sensitive to weight.
+Greater understanding of this relationship would make practical
+the prediction of labor of unstudied items.
+