scholarly journals An analysis of the integration of Lean construction principles in the BIM coordination process

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-116
Author(s):  
Nguyen Manh Tuan
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Lean Principles ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Coordination Process ◽  
Near Future

The concepts of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Lean construction are increasingly popular and used for the purpose of improving the efficiency of construction projects. The Lean construction approach helps optimize the system, thereby minimizing the waste and increase the maximum amount of value for clients. This is in line with the effectiveness of BIM for the purpose of analyzing, evaluating, and managing projects based on the virtual information model before, during and after construction. The combination of BIM and Lean construction will certainly be the trend of the construction industry in the near future. This paper aims to analyze the integration of Lean construction principles in the BIM coordination process through a specific case study. The project management unit is responsible for managing and evaluating BIM models from consultants and contractors and serves as the project's BIM coordinator. Keywords: building information modeling; BIM coordination process; Lean construction; Lean principles. Received 20 November 2018, Revised 30 December 2018, Accepted 25 January 2019

scholarly journals Lean Applications in Construction

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Mohammad Darabseh
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Information

Lean Construction is one of the methods used to improve control over construction projects by eliminating waste in time and materials. Lean Construction is an adaptation from the Lean Manufacturing principles to the construction industry. The purpose of this article was to review the case studies published in 2018 in the Inspec database to find out where Lean is being implemented and how. The article approach by setting the search criteria first and then inspect the result to find the non-related results and eliminate it. After that, the article was reviewed and summarized. The article verifies each article finding; however Lean Construction and Building Information Modeling (BIM) are relatively new for the construction industry and they still need more time to be adopted widely and to be applied on a lower-cost budget. However, the discussed cases show a promising future for these technologies.

scholarly journals Challenges and Barriers of Building Information Modeling Adoption in the Saudi Arabian Construction Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-110
Author(s):  
Mohammed A. Al-Hammadi ◽  
Wei Tian
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Current State ◽  
Building Information

Background: The Building Information Modeling (BIM) revolution can provide a solution for problems in the Saudi Arabian construction industry and improve its outcomes. Though this technology is increasingly and rapidly adopted in advanced countries, developing countries such as Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) are still in the early stages of BIM adoption. Objective: This study investigates the current state of BIM technology adoption by exploring and analyzing the critical challenges and barriers to BIM technology utilization in the construction sectors. Methods: The quantitative approach is adopted via a survey questionnaire distributed to participants in the field of construction projects in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. A total of 228 questionnaires are collected and analyzed using the statistical packaging for social science software. Results: Findings show that several significant barriers negatively affect the utilization of BIM. The major barriers to BIM adoption are related to the lack of demand, lack of experts, and poor awareness of BIM benefits, which have relative importance indexes of (RII = 89.910), (RII = 88.475), and (RII = 87.130), respectively. Meanwhile, unspecified data responsibilities, difficulty of learning BIM, lack of data sharing, and sufficient current technology constitute the lowest-ranking barriers with their relative importance indexes of (RII = 71.704), (RII = 70.807), (RII = 66.413), and (RII = 65.874), respectively. Conclusion: The findings of this study are highly significant and can become more helpful and interesting if further research can measure the methodologies to implement BIM technology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Development of a Maturity Framework for Lean Construction

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Gökhan Demirdöğen ◽  
Nihan Sena Diren ◽  
Zeynep Işık
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Value Engineering ◽  
Engineering Level ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Traditional Construction ◽  
Building Life Cycle ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

The issue of time and cost consuming activities such as rework, conflicts, and overlapping has received considerable critical attention by construction industry. Using benefits of lean thinking has a significant impact on the construction processes in order to achieve perfection at the whole building life cycle. The Lean construction methodology is an increasingly important area for the construction industry due to its effect on cost and value. However, the Lean construction methodology is not implemented by the construction industry professionals due to the complexity of methodology, change requirements in company organization, lack of guides for the process, etc. This study provides a comprehensive framework that focuses on defining processes which enables lean methodology implementation by demonstrating the whole building lifecycle. It will provide a broad explanation for the characteristics of each level and logical relationships between concepts. The levels of the maturity framework such as; Level 0 Traditional Construction, Level 1 Lean Construction, Level 2 Lean Construction, and Value Engineering, Level 3 Lean Construction, value engineering, and building information modeling, and Level 4 Lean Construction, value engineering, building information modeling, and data analytics were identified with a comprehensive literature review and comprehended. The findings of the study will be helpful to increase comprehensibility and implementation of lean concept.

ANALYSIS OF APPLICATION PRINCIPLES OF "LEAN CONSTRUCTION" TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY INDEX

2021 ◽  
pp. 40-52
Author(s):  
Н. А. Понявина ◽  
Д. И. Емельянов ◽  
Е. А. Чеснокова ◽  
М. Е. Попова
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
State Of The Economy ◽  
Building Information

Постановка задачи. Необходимо рассмотреть состояние экономики в стране и в мире в различных отраслях, опираясь на показатели производительности труда в разное время. Требуется выполнить сравнительный анализ применения инновационных технологий Lean Construction и Building Information Modeling в строительстве с целью повышения индекса производительности труда. Результаты. По итогам рассмотрения экономической ситуации установлено, что необходимо повышение индекса производительности труда в строительстве. При выполнении сравнительного анализа был разработан алгоритм и формулы факторов влияния технологий бережливого строительства и информационного моделирования на повышение производительности труда в строительной отрасли. Выводы. Для повышения индекса производительности труда необходимо внедрение технологий бережливого строительства и информационного моделирования в строительство на все этапы жизненного цикла производства, что позволит изменить саму философию строительной отрасли. Statement of the problem. It is essential to consider the state of the economy in the country and in the world as a whole in different sectors based on productivity indicators at different times. A comparative analysis must be performed of the use of innovative technologies Lean Construction and Building Information Modeling in construction in order to increase the productivity index. Results. After considering the economic situation, it was concluded that it was necessary to increase the productivity index in construction. During the comparative analysis, the algorithm and formulas of factors of influence of lean construction technologies and information modeling on increase of labor productivity in the construction industry were developed. Conclusions In order to increase the productivity index, it is necessary to introduce lean construction technologies and information modeling into construction at all stages of the production life cycle, which will change the very philosophy of the construction industry.

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) ROLES IN THE MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aryani Ahmad Latiffi ◽  
Suzila Mohd ◽  
Juliana Brahim
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Facility Management ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Potential Improvement

Building Information Modeling (BIM) represents a new paradigm in the Malaysian architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. BIM technology provides virtual models (including 3-D models) to generate a building’s entire lifecycle. The model can also be used for analyzing design clashes, project scheduling, cost estimation, and facility management. The use of BIM in construction projects can reduce time to develop a project, reduce construction cost, and increase project quality. This paper aims to explore roles of BIM in the Malaysian construction industry. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with project consultants and BIM consultants involved in two government projects. The projects were the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Malaysia and Sultan Ibrahim Hall (formerly known as the Multipurpose Hall of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, or UTHM). The interviews revealed effects of BIM in both projects and potential improvement in implementing BIM in construction projects in Malaysia. A literature review and the interviews revealed that BIM is increasingly used and accepted by construction players in Malaysia, and is expected to grow in future.

scholarly journals Effect of Building Information Modeling (BIM) on reduced construction time-costs: a case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 02012
Author(s):  
Moh Nur Sholeh ◽  
Shifa Fauziyah ◽  
Riqi Radian Khasani
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Construction Time ◽  
Interesting Study ◽  
Cut Time ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Technological Developments

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an interesting study to be explored by technological developments. Especially with the Covid-19 pandemic, construction actors are encouraged to work according to the applicable protocol. BIM as integrated tool for managing projects from the beginning to the end of the work. On one side the classic problems of construction projects are high costs, late time, and quality that is not according to specifications. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the use of BIM in construction projects on time and cost. A case study was carried out on a construction project that had implemented BIM. The results showed the use of BIM could cut time by 50% faster and reduce costs by 52.36%. This time and cost-effectiveness are caused by the number of workers needed and the reduced duration so that it has an impact on fundin.

scholarly journals Building information modeling in construction conflict management

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 184797901774625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aref Charehzehi ◽  
ChangSaar Chai ◽  
Aminah Md Yusof ◽  
Heap-Yih Chong ◽  
Siaw Chuing Loo
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
3D Visualization ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Building Information ◽  
High Level

Dispute is recognized as critical cause of deficiency and low performance in construction projects. Plenty of studies have been done in construction dispute management recently; however, there are no studies on construction dispute elimination. This study aims to propose a building information modeling (BIM) approach to control conflict causes before the occurrence of dispute. BIM is one of the latest platforms that promote a high level of collaboration, information sharing, and coordination where its implementation ranges from project initialization to completion stage. The circumstances associating with BIM technology can be utilized to explore the possibilities in conflict and dispute resolution system. Questionnaire surveys are used to collect the primary data. Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and multi attribute utility technique (MAUT) are adopted to develop an algorithm and a decision-making framework to manage and resolve the potential conflict causes, particularly for the Malaysian construction industry. Data analysis emerged that five critical conflict factors in Malaysian construction industry are insufficient monitoring of CPM scheduling and updates requirements; failures to understand and correctly bid or price the works; delay in running bill payment; inadequate contractors’ management, supervision, and coordination; and error and omission in design that are originated from time, cost, quality, and documentation. Further analysis to prioritize BIM functions in construction conflict management has been done by the combination of AHP and MAUT results. Consequently, it is affirmed that clash detection and cost estimating, 4D scheduling, 3D visualization and structure analysis as BIM functions obtained the highest score to control conflicting factors.

A visual dashboard to monitor BIM model dynamics

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-185
Author(s):  
Hisham Abou-Ibrahim ◽  
Farook Hamzeh
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Design Management ◽  
Model Dynamics ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Product And Process

The use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is on the rise in the construction industry as more of its potential is being harnessed. The evolution of BIM models is a dynamic process where a project’s information is progressively developing during a project’s timeline. Although several studies track a project’s evolution from product and process perspectives, they do not necessarily track actual model dynamics occurring at the level of model elements for design management purposes. In this regard, this study introduces five variables to track changes witnessed across BIM model development using a visual dashboard designed to facilitate their interpretation and use by practitioners. The study applies the developed dashboard on an empirical case study project to test its usefulness and shortcomings. Results show that the dashboard can convey several design management aspects and can help design managers better maneuver the development of their designs.

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