Estimating Labor with Averages Not Sufficient
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Estimating Labor with Averages Not Sufficient
- Most truss shops use one of four factors that work "on average" to estimate labor.
- Labor estimates based on averages do not take into account complex jobs.
- In the truss industry, the Houlihan Method is one example of lean manufacturing.
- Employing proper time standards provides a solution to estimating labor.
2007 August