Research Media
MCA has participated in and supported a large variety of research efforts. These include market share, adaptability in a changing market, the effects of technological advancements on the construction industry, and many more. See the table and videos below for more information about MCA’s commitment to research.
| Title | Date | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | INDUSTRIALIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION® SIGNAL OR NOISE? THREAT OR PROMISE? | 2021 | Industrialization occurs when work is transferred from humans’ tacit knowledge to digitized explicit knowledge. The results include significant productivity improvement, market expansion, and labor force expansion. This process has occurred in many other skilled trade-driven industries and construction is in the midst of the process now. | Read |
 | Estimating With and Pricing of Prefabrication | 2020 | Prefabrication is any activity or work moved away from the final point of installation to be performed in a controlled, hence safer, and more productive off-site environment. Pre-fab reduces the number of manipulations for final completion and installation on-site. Yet, today, fewer than 5% of electrical construction companies are using pre-fabrication. | Read |
 | A Research Study to Investigate the Value-Transfer of Subcontractor Procurement | 2018 | An investigation focused on evaluating the value transfer throughout the construction supply chain to the end customers. | More... |
 | Industrialization of Construction: A Compilation to Lead the Way - Book Four: Efficiency and Continuous Improvements: Survival of the Unfits | 2017 | A study on the necessity of adaptability in the market as technology and business continues to change. | More... |
 | Industrialization of Construction: A Compilation to Lead the Way - Book Three: Foundation & Future: Dealing with the Challenges of More Work | 2016 | A study into the processes to develop the infrastructure needed to operate in the changing market. | More... |
 | Industrialization of Construction: A Compilation to Lead the Way - Book Two | 2016 | A study of how to properly transfer tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge in order to optimize the management of workers. | More... |
 | Competing in the New Construction Environment: A Compilation to Lead the Way | 2015 | An investigation on the changes of the construction industry relating to the technological improvements. | More... |
 | We Built this City | 2008 | An investigation of factors impacting the growth or decline of Union market share in large cities. | More... |
 | Ideal Jobsite Inventory Levels to Improve Profitability | 2008 | A study on the ideal maximum and minimum inventory levels for increased contractor profitability. | More... |
 | Market Share: Developing a Standard Format to Calculate Market Share | 2007 | A study to develop a format for calculating the market share of electrical contractors that is agreed upon and implementable by NECA chapters, IBEW locals, ABC Chapters, and the U.S. Government. | More... |
 | A Strategy for Improving the Electrical Contracting Industry | 2006 | A study to identify a profitable strategy for electrical contractors that creates win-win relationships within the electrical industry. | More... |
 | A Comparison of Operational Cost of Union vs. Non-Union Electrical Contractors | 2004 | A study on the cost impact and difference between union vs. non-union contract workers. | More... |
 | The Impact of Variation on Electrical Contracting Profitability | 2004 | A study on the contributing factors of variation that will impact the profitability of the electrical contractor. | More... |
 | Procurement Chain Management in the Construction Industry | 2004 | A study on the effect of general contractors and owners attempting to vertically integrate the supply chain by buying directly from manufacturers. | More... |
 | Wireless Technology and the Electrical Contractor | 2003 | A study answering some fundamental questions regarding the threats and opportunities that wireless technology presents to the electrical contracting industry. | More... |
 | Optimal Operational Model for Electrical Contractors | 2002 | A study to investigate the productivity improvement principles used in various industries and to suggest models that can be implemented for use in the electrical construction industry. | More... |