scholarly journals A Taxonomy of Sources of Waste in BIM Information Flows

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 291
Author(s):  
Martin Michaud ◽  
Julien Meyer ◽  
Daniel Forgues ◽  
Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Building Information

Since its introduction, Building Information Modelling has evolved into a major technology in the construction industry, where information flows play a major role. However, the very presence of waste within these flows prevents the technology from reaching its full potential. This paper aims to develop a taxonomy focused on the sources of waste within information flows in BIM projects, as existing taxonomies focus primarily on work and material flows. Using a collaborative design science research approach, the study was divided into two phases: first, semi-structured interviews were used to collect data on BIM practices. The data was then used to identify similarities and contradictions in the information flows using process maps. Second, the ShareLab approach was used to validate the findings through a common agreement. The paper’s main contribution is the taxonomy of sources of waste in BIM project information flows, as it closes knowledge gaps in one of the main flows of construction projects. Another contribution is its use of a new approach to validate an artefact in a Design Science Research methodology named the ShareLab approach.

scholarly journals Pushing Digital Automation of Configure-to-Order Services in Small and Medium Enterprises of the Construction Equipment Industry: A Design Science Research Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 3780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schimanski ◽  
Pasetti Monizza ◽  
Marcher ◽  
Matt
Keyword(s):  
Business Processes ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Industry Partner ◽  
Building Information

In order to efficiently transform business processes (such as product design, product engineering, production, logistics, sales, deliveries, etc.) into digitally automated processes, new concepts have been introduced in both the manufacturing and construction industries. Under the term Industry 4.0, promising possibilities for high-performance production processes are emerging based on e.g., digital twins and cyber-physical systems. However, the construction industry lags behind in adapting these ideas, and is still facing severe productivity deficits. This paper addresses these deficits by assessing the hypothesis of Building Information Modeling—as the digital twinning methodology in construction—representing a key driver for digital automation and thus enabling more productive processes. To this end, we apply a design science research approach to develop artefacts using computational methods for the automation of business processes in a configure-to-order industry partner. The evaluation is done in the context of a pilot project together with this industry partner. The findings obtained in the pilot project revealed time savings in the phases of bid estimation and work preparation. Based on the findings, the applicability and utility of the suggested approach are discussed and allow for the conclusion that Building Information Model data can usefully streamline and automate many processes at the interface between design and production, if structured and preprocessed purposefully.

Improving Online Collaboration in Contemporary IT Development Teams

2018 ◽  
pp. 160-178
Author(s):  
Jan Pries-Heje ◽  
Lene Pries-Heje
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Development Teams ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
Six Elements

An interview study focusing on online collaboration in geographically distributed IT development teams in Danske Bank revealed seven problem areas. To cope with the problems the authors applied a design science research approach to construct a conceptual framework for improving online collaboration. The conceptual framework combines a six-phase teambuilding model with six elements of social capital. Thus, in each phase of teambuilding, the online collaborators aim at building up all six elements of social capital. The complete six-by-six framework was successfully tried and diffused throughout Danske Bank. This chapter gives an account of the framework content and the results from the evaluation.

Using a Design Science Research Approach to Develop a HCI Artifact for Designing Web Interfaces

2016 ◽  
pp. 304-320
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nazrul Islam ◽  
Franck Tétard
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Web Interface ◽  
Web Interfaces ◽  
Ui Design ◽  
Intuitive Interface

Interface signs are the communication cues of web interfaces, through which users interact. Examples of interface signs are small images, navigational links, buttons and thumbnails. Although intuitive interface signs are crucial elements of a good user interface (UI), prior research ignored these in UI design and usability evaluation process. This chapter outlines how a design science research (DSR) approach is used to develop a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) artifact (semiotic framework) for design and evaluation of user-intuitive web interface signs. This chapter describes how the principles and guidelines of DSR approach are adopted, while performing the activities of the DSR process model to construct the artifact.

A visual tool for identity communication strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (6/7) ◽  
pp. 831-854
Author(s):  
Dina Elikan ◽  
Yves Pigneur
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Visual Tool ◽  
Scientific Approach

Purpose Being able to communicate a clear identity to different stakeholders is crucial for SMEs and startups in today’s world, which is characterised by accelerated innovation, growing competition and increasingly connected consumers. However, this can be a complex task for small organisations. The purpose of this paper is to propose a visual tool that supports entrepreneurs in SMEs and startups to collaboratively develop their identity communication strategy. Design/methodology/approach The paper follows a design science research approach. The authors propose the design of a tool as well as some preliminary qualitative evaluations. The authors conducted three iterations between design and evaluation, where the results of the evaluations are implemented in the design. Findings The authors demonstrate how to design strategic tools for allowing teams to co-design their identity communication strategy and present the tool. The authors also evaluate its use and find out through the preliminary evaluations that it could be easy to use and useful for practitioners. Originality/value The originality of this paper lays in the novelty of the tool and its development. Such a tool addressing identity communication strategy has not been developed with a scientific approach until now.

scholarly journals Increasing Learner Interaction in Large-Scale Lectures by Using a Mobile Learning Application

2016 ◽  
pp. 1453-1471
Author(s):  
Katja Lehmann ◽  
Matthias Söllner ◽  
Jan Marco Leimeister
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
Learning Scenarios

Universities face increasing numbers of students leading to increasingly large lectures, and decreasing interaction and feedback, which are important factors for individual learning success and satisfaction. The use of IT can help in overcoming this challenge by increasing the interaction in large-scale lectures without massively increasing the workload of lecturers. This paper presents the design, use and evaluation of a mobile-learning application aiming to increase the interaction in large-scale lectures and the success of learners. For designing the application, the authors follow a design science research approach. The authors rely on insights from interaction theory as well as requirements gathered from lecturers and students in a focus group workshop. With the implementation, large-scale lecture related limitations can be overcome and the results help lecturers to face the according challenges. The results emphasize the potential of IT for university teaching and provide transferable insights for practical use in other learning scenarios.

scholarly journals From crowd to cloud: simplified automatic reconstruction of digital building assets for facility management

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinimalan Balakrishnan Selvakumaran ◽  
Daniel Mark Hall
Keyword(s):  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Facility Management ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Reconstruction Algorithms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
End To End

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of an end-to-end simplified and automated reconstruction pipeline for digital building assets using the design science research approach. Current methods to create digital assets by capturing the state of existing buildings can provide high accuracy but are time-consuming, expensive and difficult. Design/methodology/approach Using design science research, this research identifies the need for a crowdsourced and cloud-based approach to reconstruct digital building assets. The research then develops and tests a fully functional smartphone application prototype. The proposed end-to-end smartphone workflow begins with data capture and ends with user applications. Findings The resulting implementation can achieve a realistic three-dimensional (3D) model characterized by different typologies, minimal trade-off in accuracy and low processing costs. By crowdsourcing the images, the proposed approach can reduce costs for asset reconstruction by an estimated 93% compared to manual modeling and 80% compared to locally processed reconstruction algorithms. Practical implications The resulting implementation achieves “good enough” reconstruction of as-is 3D models with minimal tradeoffs in accuracy compared to automated approaches and 15× cost savings compared to a manual approach. Potential facility management use cases include the issue and information tracking, 3D mark-up and multi-model configurators. Originality/value Through user engagement, development, testing and validation, this work demonstrates the feasibility and impact of a novel crowdsourced and cloud-based approach for the reconstruction of digital building assets.

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