Scheduled Overtime and Loss of Productivity; Fact or Fiction? A Business Roundtable Report

摘要

One of the frequently-cited and relied upon documents in construction litigation is the 1980 Business Roundtable Report (BRT), entitled, "Scheduled Overtime Effects On Construction Projects." The BRT Report's continuity is based on the deep chasm that often exists between case arguments and case facts. In cases where direct documentary evidence is not available or of insufficient quality to discretely quantify or analyze labor productivity, consultants and experts look to published studies and industry publications, like the BRT's to aid in their analyses of labor efficiency and to aid in forming their opinions. This process is, in itself, a methodological hurdle, characterized by evaluating all methods and studies available to the expert/consultant and applying them. However, little attention has been paid to evaluating the studies themselves.