• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.112-120
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• 2006

Although waste management in construction industry has a significant impact on both economical and environmental issues, the current level of waste management performance in Korean construction is reported as relatively low. To improve any type of management performance, it is necessary to diagnose the current status of the performance level. In this context, this research is aimed to identify important factors in influencing the waste management performance and to develop an evaluation tool for the purpose of assessing the level of the performance for a particular construction site. In this paper, 59 influential factors have been identified and categorized into five classes, i.e., manpower, material, method, management, and policy, in terms of the characteristics of the factors. In addition, an evaluation tool has been developed in order to effectively quantify all the 59 factors based on a thorough industry survey. The output of the Tool, which is Waste Management Index, effectively assess the level of waste management performance for a particular project and provide with the most leveraged factors in need for improvement in waste management performance.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.277-278
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• 2019

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.100-101
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• 2018

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.299-300
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• 2018

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.7 no.3 s.31
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• pp.159-168
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• 2006

In order to respond to interest and regulations in sustainable environment which is increasing, construction industry needs to establish a sustainable production system. When generation of wastes can be diminished and recycling of them raised in the construction site as a part of a sustainable production system, it might contribute to not only establishing a sustainable production system but also gaining economical profit. This study is a preliminary research for establishing a sustainable production system, which aims to identify construction waste generation patterns and factors causing construction waste generation. Case studies were implemented to investigate these patterns and factors.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.128-136
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• 2007

As the international-level concern has been focused on the environmental sustainability in recent years, many researches emphasized the needs for methods and techniques that would facilitate sustainability assessment at the various project level interfaces. As part of methods and techniques to facilitate sustainability assessment, this paper provides 'Computerized Waste Management Performance Evaluation Tool' for the purpose of assessing the level of management system in dealing with the onsite construction wastes. This tool applies twenty-three waste management performance factors for the purpose of evaluating the level of waste management performance by scoring those factors which were identified in the previous research. These twenty-three factors are classified into four categories: manpower, material, method, and management based on their characteristics. In order to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of waste management performance, the levels of actions executed in a site by each waste management performance factor were identified and their weight were analyzed throughout the expert interview and survey. Furthermore, an excel-based computerized tool was developed in order to facilitate the evaluation process. If this tool can be developed in more detail and be used as the method to control waste management at a project level for the future, it is expected that this tool can play an important role in the body of knowledge of environmental management in construction industry.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.416-424
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• 2000

Food waste is inevitable in any institutional food system. Although many factors contribute to plate waste, few quantitative studies of plate waste have actually been carried out. This study was undertaken to check (a) how the service style that affects the amount of plate waste, (b) the difference of plate waste between men and women and, (c) the influence of plate waste and customers'satisfaction to served meal. The survey was conducted through March 15 and April 9, 2000 by weighing the amount of plate waste and by questionnaires. Statistical data analysis was completed using the SPSS-PC program for descriptive analysis and ANOVA test. The results were as follows; (1) The largest amount, plate waste percentage measured were 19% of‘Hot alaska pollack soup’and 18% of‘Kuansh soup’respectively. (2) Amount of leftovers can be reduced if the pre-portioned serving style is changed to self-portioned serving. (3) The main reasons for leaving leftover were‘served too often’and‘disliked food’. (4) The customers'satisfaction rate was highly correlated with the leftover amounts.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.636-641
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to analyse the ratio of cost object in terms of the disposal cost estimation. According to the results, the ratio of operating cost is the most significant object in total cost. There are a lot of differences between the disposal costs and product costs in view of their constituents. While the product costs may be classified by the direct materials cost, direct manufacturing labor cost, and factory overhead, the disposal cost factors should be constituted by the technical factors and the non-technical factors.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.4 no.4 s.16
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• pp.164-172
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• 2003

생산성은 프로젝트를 관리하는데 있어서 효율성을 측정하는 중요한 지표이다 또한 건설 생산성은 비용 및 일정과 연관성이 있을 뿐만 아니라 프로젝트의 성공 여부와도 관련이 크다. 프로젝트에서 생산성의 중요성에도 불구하고 국내에서의 생산성 관련 연구는 생산성에 대한 기본 개념 및 원칙에 관한 기초적인 연구 없이 정량적인 연구에 집중되어 있으며, 관련 데이터 수도 적은 실정이다. 국내 건설 공사의 생산성을 향상시키기 위해서는 생산성 관리의 정량적친 요인뿐만 아니라, 정성적인 요인까지 관리해야 하며, 저하요인에 따른 체계적이고 세부적인 프로세스 및 기법이 제시되어야 한다 이에 국내 건설 공사의 생산성 관리에 린 건설을 도입하고자 한다. 본 연구에서는 국내 생산성 저하요인과 린 건설에서의 Waste 요인과의 상관관계 분석을 통해 국내 건설 공사 현장에서의 Waste 주요 의미를 살펴보고 두 요인간의 상호 관련성을 파악하여, 린 건설의 프로세스 및 기법을 국내 건설 공사 현장에 적용하기 위한 이론적인 근거를 제공하고자 한다.

• KIEAE Journal
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• v.7 no.5
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• pp.127-133
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• 2007

Each year the amount of construction wastes increases at a rapid pace. Particularly, wastes from apartment housing projects that make up 89.14% of the total construction projects have increased about 48% as compared with those of the year 2000. Construction wastes are therefore rising as an issue related to environmental problems and disposal costs. And there are ongoing studies of the disposal, control and recycling of construction wastes. Mitigation measures for the wastes, however, have been a rare subject of research that focuses on waste-generating factors by activity during apartment housing projects. Given that, the purpose of this study was to categorize construction wastes by work type and to identify the factors causing wastes in order to reduce them. This study investigated the amount of the wastes from apartment housing constructions by activity as related to disposal costs, and examined causes in the ordering, transport, material management and construction stage, respectively. The analysis results will likely bring about expectation effects that help reduce the generation of the wastes by establishing action plans.