Internet Technologies and Construction Management

2012 ◽  
Vol 472-475 ◽  
pp. 3002-3005
Author(s):  
Nan Liu ◽  
Mao Zeng Xu ◽  
Long Liu
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity

Construction industry is one of the most information-intensive industries. It is also fragmented and complex which often causes poor information management. As a result, it has serious adverse effects for its efficiency and productivity. Internet technologies have now been regarded potential in resolving the issues. This paper aims at discussing the chance that Internet technologies can provide. It also further discusses some possible applications and tools that can be integrated to improve the information management in construction.

scholarly journals Application of lean manufacturing in construction management

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 536-544
Author(s):  
Filipe dos Santos Aureliano ◽  
Ariellen Aparecida Fidelis Costa ◽  
Ivan Franklin Júnior ◽  
Alessandro Ferreira Alves ◽  
Roger A Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Production Control ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
External Pressures ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity ◽  
Productive Environment

The construction industry in recent decades has been facing internal and external pressures, such as financial crisis, industry competitiveness and increased importance of quality required by the client. Because it is a sector, which has a low level of productivity, and high levels of waste, both with materials such as with labor, it is necessary to search for new management practices and production control. The development of a productive environment which aims to reduce waste, costs and deadlines, meeting customer needs and increasing efficiency and productivity in construction sites, made the application of the concepts of Lean Manufacturing in Civil works broke old paradigms in this area. In this way, this work has as objective the study of the implementation of Lean Manufacturing and its effect on the construction management, through the development of case studies on construction sites, where these concepts were applied and the results obtained are exposed in this work.

scholarly journals Improving Construction Management Practice in the Gibraltar Construction Industry

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel I. Daniel ◽  
Daniel Garcia ◽  
Ramesh Marasini ◽  
Shaba Kolo ◽  
Olalekan Oshodi
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Management Practice

scholarly journals Characteristics of Procurement Methods in Malaysia – Comparing Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build and Construction Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azeanita Suratkon ◽  
◽  
Riduan Yunus ◽  
Rafikullah Deraman ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Time Cost ◽  
Project Complexity ◽  
Design Build ◽  
Procurement Method ◽  
Design Bid Build

Design-Bid-Build (DBB) or commonly known as Traditional method is the earliest and most prevalent procurement method used in Malaysian construction industry. Design-Build (DB) and Construction Management (CM) procurement methods were later introduced in Malaysia as an endeavour to satisfy and accommodate the increase in project complexity and the need for avoiding drawbacks of the Traditional methods. Each procurement method has different nature and possesses certain characteristics. Therefore, this study was carried out to ascertain and compare the characteristics of these three procurement methods that are implemented in building construction projects in Malaysia. A questionnaire survey was conducted among architects, consultants, contractors and owners or developers to elicit their feedback on the characteristics which were categorised into time, cost, quality, complexity and flexibility, degree of involvement and responsibility allocation and technical expertise. The findings indicated that only DB method almost fulfils all the characteristics under the six categories, whereas, DBB methods garnered agreement only for certain characteristics under time, cost, complexity and flexibility and technical expertise categories. Meanwhile, the only CM method’s characteristics that satisfy agreement from the respondents are the often used of fast track approach and lack of certainty in price. This study concludes that when a procurement method is adopted for a construction project, not all the features or characteristics will turn out as expected. There are many factors that contribute and are influential on the success in procurement methods that are worth for further investigation.

Knowledge management and information management: A tale of two siblings

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
Judy Payne ◽  
Jonathan Fryer
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Codified Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Way

Confusion has long existed between knowledge management (KM) and information management (IM). To the uninitiated, the difference between KM and IM is unclear – largely because there are no universally accepted definitions of ‘knowledge’ and ‘information’. But the confusion is not limited to the uninitiated. KM and IM specialists argue over the meaning of explicit and tacit knowledge, over the difference between information and data, and over the difference between codified knowledge and information. Why? And does any of this matter? This article explores the confusion between KM and IM by reflecting on the origins, development and current state of the two disciplines. The words we use to think and talk about KM and IM directly influence the way we practise KM and IM: and in some contexts, confusion between KM and IM has serious adverse effects on understanding and practice. The solution might lie in closer future development of the two disciplines – as long as practitioners appreciate that KM and IM are distinct but complementary, we talk to each other, and we pay attention to the words we use.

Dimensions for improvement of construction management practice in Ethiopian construction industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desalegn Girma Mengistu ◽  
Gangadhar Mahesh
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organization Management ◽  
Project Management Organization ◽  
Industry Needs ◽  
Improvement Intervention

Purpose The state of the different practices in construction industry determines its performance level. Hence, improving performance of construction industry needs assessing state of the practices in the industry and devising improvement intervention. The purpose of this paper is to measure improvement requirement level of different construction management practice areas and to identify the underlying improvement dimensions in Ethiopian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire survey was developed for data collection based on a thorough literature review which yielded 28 construction management practice areas. Purposive sampling method was used to select respondents for the survey. Mean score was used to identify the required improvement level, and one sample T-test was carried out to identify significance of improvement requirement. Factor analysis was conducted to identify the underlying dimensions of the construction management practice areas. Findings Findings indicate 27 areas need significant improvement. This shows the low level of adoption of good construction management practices in Ethiopian construction industry. Factor analysis resulted in the areas being grouped to four broad improvement dimensions, namely, project management, organization management, knowledge and risk management and project development and contract management. Originality/value The findings provide information for appropriate action by the stakeholders to raise standards of adopted construction management practices. It also show areas of construction management which require more focused research in the context of Ethiopian construction industry. Considering the similarity of nature of construction industry problems in developing countries, the findings can be extended to similar countries.

Identifying Appropriate Procurement Systems in the Construction Industry in Iraq Using Procurement Systems Judgment Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 2885-2889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Husam D. Al-Jawhar ◽  
Sedki E. Rezouki
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Contract Design ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
System Cost ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
Procurement System ◽  
Building Project ◽  
Selection Of

The procurement system is the organizational structure adopted by the client for the management of the design and construction of a building project [1]. Wrong selection of a procurement system generally leads to project failure and client dissatisfaction. In this paper, Procurement Systems Judgment (PSJ) method is discussed in detail as an approach to identify appropriate procurement systems that can be used in a particular construction sector. To indicate this method a survey is required. The proposed method was applied in the construction industry in Iraq and the survey was conducted in the governmental offices. The results showed that only seven procurement systems preferably applied in the construction industry in Iraq. These systems are the traditional system, two stage tendering, negotiation system, cost reimbursable contract, design and build, turnkey, and construction management.

KEY KNOWLEDGE ENABLER FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE BIM IMPLEMENTATION IN CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veerasak Likhitruangsilp ◽  
Tran Tuan Kiet
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Experiential Knowledge ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Fuzzy Micmac

Building information modeling (BIM) is an innovative approach that is widely used to overcome various challenges in the construction industry. Current BIM implementation mainly focuses on information management, but puts very limited effort on knowledge. That is, the current BIM practice is information-centered, but it is not mature enough to generate and capture experiential knowledge. In addition, knowledge management (KM) is limitedly adopted for BIM implementation. Based on this paper's rigorous literature review as well as a survey questionnaire, nine knowledge enablers and 52 knowledge enabler factors for BIM implementation (KEFBIs) are identified. In this paper, we deploy ISM fuzzy MICMAC to identify and classify the key KEFBIs that influence BIM implementation by contractors. The results can guide contractors to avoid difficulties while adopting BIM so that they can plan and allocate their resources optimally.

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