Analyzing the Association between Lean Design Management Practices and BIM Uses in the Design of Construction Projects

Evidence exists for the application of lean management practices in the design process. However, there is no systematic review of this type of practice that links the design management practices to the lean construction principles. There is no tool to assess the level of use of lean design management practices in construction projects either. Therefore, this paper aims to assess the lean management practices that are performed at the design phase of construction projects. The research was divided into a literature review of design management practices; a validation of lean design management practices with a practice–principle relationship, based on an expert survey; the devolvement of a tool (questionnaire) to evaluate the lean design management practices; and an assessment in 64 construction projects (coherence, reliability, correlation, and descriptive analysis). It is concluded that evidence exists for the implementation of 19 lean design management practices. These practices are grouped into three categories: stakeholder management, planning and control, and problem solving and decision making. Additionally, in the assessment of the 64 projects, it can be observed that the lean design management practices are at initial levels of implementations, so there is a significant development gap. This research proposes a tool to assess management practices in the design phase of construction projects; then, the study identifies implementations gaps, it provides benchmarks with other projects, and it improves the design process through a taxonomy of lean design management practices.

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EFFECT OF DESIGN MANAGEMENT ON COST PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction ◽

10.14455/isec.res.2015.177 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Anita ◽

Hemanta Doloi

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Management Practices ◽

Cost Savings ◽

Project Delivery ◽

Design Management ◽

Cost Performance ◽

Key Stakeholders ◽

Downstream Cost ◽

Project Objectives

Design management is one of the key processes of any construction project, and its effects across other construction processes are quite pivotal. Irrespective of the particular project delivery system, design management plays a significant role in overall cost outcomes in a project. Design management requires a careful investigation in relation to its potential influence on downstream cost over-run issues in most construction projects. In this research, a selected set of 25 attributes associated with design management have been analyzed from the perspective of three key stakeholders: designers, clients and contractors. Based on Factor Analysis, pre-design consideration is found to have significant effects on managing cost performance in project. Regression analysis reveals that the initial follow-up of design with respective parties potentially contributes in cost savings at the latter phase of project. The finding is expected to lead towards improvement of Design Management practices, and meeting the project objectives through better quality, improved constructability, and, eventually, providing value for money to both investors and owners in the project.

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Site Selection, Current Design and Management Practices for Land Treatment Units of Petroleum Wastes

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1991.0372 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 24 (12) ◽

pp. 83-91

Author(s):

D. C. P. Casarini ◽

E. Gloeden ◽

R. C. de A. Cunha

Keyword(s):

Site Selection ◽

Management Practices ◽

Design Management ◽

Hazardous Waste Management ◽

Land Treatment ◽

Management Technology ◽

Current Design ◽

Treatment Facilities ◽

Petroleum Refineries ◽

Selection Of

Land treatment is defined as the hazardous waste management technology related to application and incorporation of waste into the defined treatment zone of the soil where will occur the degradation, transformation and immobilization of the constituents contained in the applied waste, to ensure protection of surface water and groundwater. This paper describes some criteria for site selection of land treatment facilities used by petroleum refineries, as well as the engineering design, management practices to optimize the process and closure and post-closure techniques.

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Strategies for Effective Waste Reduction and Management of Building Construction Projects in Highly Urbanized Cities—A Case Study of Hong Kong

Buildings ◽

10.3390/buildings11050214 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 214

Author(s):

Ann T. W. Yu ◽

Irene Wong ◽

Zezhou Wu ◽

Chi-Sun Poon

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Waste Management ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Management Practices ◽

Green Building ◽

Waste Reduction ◽

Government Support ◽

Design Stage ◽

Construction Waste ◽

Waste Management Practices

Hong Kong is a densely populated city with high-rise developments, and as in other metropolitan cities, the amount of waste generated from construction projects in the city is increasing annually. The capacity of existing landfills is expected to be saturated by the 2020s. Construction waste management has been implemented for years but the performance is still not satisfactory. The aim of this research paper is to explore and formulate strategies and measures for effective construction waste management and reduction in highly urbanized cities such as Hong Kong. A desktop study on construction waste management practices was carried out for a preliminary understanding of the current situation in Hong Kong. Semistructured interviews and focus group meetings were further conducted to shed light on how to improve construction waste reduction and management in Hong Kong. The main contributions of this research study are the potential short-term, medium-term, and long-term strategies, which are related to the design stage, tender stage, construction stage, and government support. The five major strategies recommended are financial benefits to stakeholders, public policies in facilitating waste sorting, government supports for the green building industry, development of a mature recycling market, and education and research in construction waste minimization and management.

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The evolution of stakeholder management practices in Australian mega construction projects

Engineering Construction & Architectural Management ◽

10.1108/ecam-07-2016-0168 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 690-706 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Rebecca Jing Yang ◽

Sajani Jayasuriya ◽

Chathuri Gunarathna ◽

Mehrdad Arashpour ◽

Xiaolong Xue ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Stakeholder Engagement ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Management Practices ◽

Stakeholder Management ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Stakeholder Analysis ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Project Teams ◽

Content Type ◽

Project Objectives

Purpose The complicated nature of megaprojects requires appropriate analysis of multiple stakeholders to achieve project objectives and to accommodate stakeholder interests. During the last two decades, many stakeholder theories and empirical studies have sprouted. Although previous studies have contributed to the development of stakeholder theory, it seems that these theoretical advances have not been fully adopted and acknowledged in practices, especially in megaprojects. The purpose of this paper is to explore the evolution of stakeholder analysis and engagement practices adopted in the Australian megaprojects over the last two decades. Design/methodology/approach Four mega construction projects are described and analysed in this study. Secondary data were first assembled in order to get general knowledge of each case. Interviews were conducted with the project directors. Project documents were collected from the project teams and reviewed. Wherever the project information was unclear, e-mails were sent to the directors and the team members to confirm the details. Findings Project teams have started to apply snowball rolling and stakeholder attribute assessment methods to analyse stakeholders. However, there is still a way to adopt the “network” analysis perspective because the project teams are reluctant to use complicated tools which need specialists’ assistance. The stakeholder engagement practices have evolved to an extent where the project teams monitor the dynamics of stakeholders’ requirements. Projects teams have identified the importance of continuity to manage stakeholders in these massive projects. However, a structured method selection mechanism for stakeholder engagement has not been developed. Originality/value This study will help academics to understand the adoption progress and status of stakeholder management methods.

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Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Managing Construction Claims: Now and Beyond – A Review (Jordan Perspective)

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering - Special Issue ◽

10.35940/ijitee.a2551.059720 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 1099-1115

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Management Practices ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Cost Savings ◽

Cycle Phase ◽

Change Orders ◽

Construction Claims ◽

Building Information ◽

Life Cycle Phase

As the intricacy of construction projects is amassed, prospects for tribulations are mounting, depicting negative impact on projects’ cost, time and excellence. Thus, eliciting claims that aredisruptive to projects, time consuming and exorbitant. BIM holds enormousprobable in prosperous claim management practices. The progression of BIM can enrich knowledge sharing for information of a building or facility. It forms a vitalbase for decision making throughout the life cycle phase from the conceptual design to demolition. BIM is also, a valuable multidisciplinary cohesive source of information technology that posts benefits and disputes in the construction industry. The main aspiration of this paper is to appraise how and to what magnitude BIM can help evading and plummeting claims in Jordan construction industry.The paper ran a literature review on recent research, industry reports, and other sources to seehow they identified claims, its classifications, benefits, impacts and challenges of BIM on construction projects.Also, the paper acknowledgedcontemporaneous challenges in the claims field and the construction industry as whole. The attained outcomes have shown that BIM overtakes traditional claim management practices in many aspects including recognizing and investigating claims, where the benefits are comprehended in time and cost savings, less change orders, less rework. Moreover, the information and knowledge management that BIM postulates can improve many aspects of claim management.

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Analysing the benefits, techniques, tools and challenges of knowledge management practices in the Malaysian construction SMEs

Journal of Engineering Design and Technology ◽

10.1108/jedt-07-2017-0067 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (6) ◽

pp. 803-825 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap ◽

Anna Lock

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Management Practices ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Cultural Issue ◽

Content Type ◽

Klang Valley ◽

Knowledge Management Practices ◽

Company Identification

Purpose Knowledge management (KM) is the central know how for the construction industry. However, the delivery of construction projects is often plagued by schedule delays and cost overruns due to lack of working knowledge of project personnel. Hence, the need to appraise the practices of knowledge management in the construction industry has become all the more germane. This paper aims to determine the awareness of KM practices in Malaysia-based construction small and medium enterprises, and to investigate the benefits, tools and techniques, and challenges associated with knowledge management implementation so that effective measures can be devised to address them. Design/methodology/approach The research data were gathered using a structured questionnaire survey disseminated in the Klang Valley region in Malaysia. Responses were collected from 107 industry practitioners. The quantitative data are subjected to descriptive statistics, and the ranking with category of significance of the hypothesised variables is determined using the relative importance index (RII) technique. Findings The key benefits of KM practices are predominantly raising efficiency, quality, productivity and decision-making. The most preferred KM techniques are “face-to-face interaction”, “mentoring” and “documents and reports”. The highly significant tools are “groupware” and “telephone”. The major organisational issue hampering the implementation of knowledge management practices is “lack of motivation” while the critical cultural issue is relating to “bureaucracy and hierarchical”, and the vital people issue concerns “lack of trust”. Research limitations/implications The respondents were limited to only small and medium construction enterprises located in the Klang Valley region in Malaysia, which makes generalisation challenging. Practical implications KM provides not only a pragmatic but also a proactive approach to raising the competitive edge and capabilities of a construction company. Identification of the critical attributes of KM provides the basis for project managers in formulating KM strategies to enhance the chances of successful delivery of future projects. Originality/value The study contributes to the debate on the knowledge agenda in the construction industry, particularly from a fast developing economy’s perspective, where an effective KM can further contribute to realising a reasonable level of competitiveness operation.

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An Innovative Framework for Risk Management in Construction Projects in Developing Countries: Evidence from Pakistan

Risks ◽

10.3390/risks7010024 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 24 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ahsan Nawaz ◽

Ahsan Waqar ◽

Syyed Shah ◽

Muhammad Sajid ◽

Muhammad Khalid

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Management Practices ◽

Project Success ◽

Local Environment ◽

Core System ◽

Good Reputation ◽

Management Techniques ◽

Key Participants

Risk management is a comparatively new field and there is no core system of risk management in the construction industries of developing countries. In Pakistan, construction is an extremely risk-seeking industry lacking a good reputation for handling risk. However, it is gradually giving it more importance as a result of increased competition and construction activities. For this purpose, a survey-based study has been conducted which aims to investigate the risk management practices used in construction projects in Pakistan. To achieve the objective, data was collected from 22 contractor firms working on 100 diverse projects. The analysis indicates that risk management has been implemented at a low level in the local environment. The results also disclose that there is a higher degree of correlation between effective risk management and project success. The findings reveal the importance of risk management techniques, their usage, implication, and the effect of these techniques on the success of construction projects from the contractor’s perspective, thus convincing the key participants of projects about the use of risk management.

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Appraisal of stakeholders' willingness to adopt construction 4.0 technologies for construction projects

Built Environment Project and Asset Management ◽

10.1108/bepam-12-2018-0159 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 547-565 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Temidayo Oluwasola Osunsanmi ◽

Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa ◽

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke ◽

Muredini Liphadzi

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Survey Design ◽

Principal Component ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Design Management ◽

Content Type ◽

Willingness To Adopt ◽

Structured Questionnaire

PurposeConstruction 4.0 technology has the capabilities for improving the design, management, operations and decision making of construction projects. Therefore, this study aimed at examining the willingness of construction professionals towards adopting construction 4.0 technologies.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopts a survey design, and construction professionals in South Africa are assessed using a convenience sampling technique through a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was analysed with SPSS while statistical test like; mean score, t-test and principal component analysis was used to present the data.FindingsThe findings, from the analysis, revealed that the construction professionals are willing to adopt construction 4.0 technologies for construction project. However, the possibility of fully integrating the technologies into the construction industry is low. This is because the major technologies such as; Internet of things, robotics, human-computer interaction and cyber-physical systems that encourage smart construction site are rated as not important by the construction professionals.Practical implicationsIt is believed that the findings emanating from this study will serve as an indicator for investors that are interested in procuring construction 4.0 technologies for the construction industry.Originality/valueThis paper presents a framework for the application of construction 4.0 technologies for the construction industry. It also contributes to the development of digitalising construction industry in South Africa.

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A stakeholder-based risk assessment and intervention framework for international construction projects

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business ◽

10.1108/ijmpb-08-2018-0166 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Tao Wang ◽

Shangde Gao ◽

Pinchao Liao ◽

Tsenguun Ganbat ◽

Junhua Chen

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Risk Assessment ◽

Risk Management ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Management Practices ◽

Intervention Strategies ◽

The Body ◽

Content Type ◽

International Construction ◽

Project Objectives

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to construct a two-stage risk management framework for international construction projects based on the meta-network analysis (MNA) approach. A plethora of international construction studies seems to assume risks as independent and therefore, risk intervention strategies are usually critiqued as ineffective. Design/methodology/approach In the risk assessment stage, a multi-tiered risk network structure was developed with the project objectives, risk events, risk factors and stakeholders, and critical risk factors were selected based on a series of calculations. In the risk intervention stage, targeted risk intervention strategies were proposed for stakeholders based on the results of the first stage. A highway construction project in Eastern Europe was selected as a case study. Findings The results showed that 17 risk factors in three categories – external, stakeholder-related and internal – are critical, and the project manager, construction management department, supplier and contract department are the most critical stakeholders that affect the entire project performance. Based on the critical risk factors and project stakeholders, targeted risk intervention strategies were proposed. The risk assessment results of MNA were found to be more reliable and consistent with the project conditions than the risk matrix method; the risk intervention strategies of MNA can effectively address project objectives. Originality/value This study modeled risk priorities based on risk associations and put forward a new method for risk management, supplementing the body of knowledge of international construction. The results of this study are of critical importance in management practices.

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