Trends and developments of on-site crane layout planning 1983–2020: bibliometric, scientometric and qualitative analyses
ISSN: 1471-4175
Article publication date: 22 September 2021
Issue publication date: 28 November 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to thoroughly examine the trends and developments of crane layout planning (CLP) in the construction field and reveal future research directions for modular integrated construction (MiC).
Design/methodology/approach
Through a rigorous systematic mixed-review methodology that integrates bibliometric, scientometric and qualitative analysis, this study explored the crane layout research trend; the scientometric analysis of journal sources and keywords occurrence network; the research contributions and links between influential countries; the classification of research articles based on the type of problems and solution approaches; the qualitative analysis of existing findings and research gaps; and the future research direction for CLP in MiC.
Findings
This study found five categories under the CLP domain, namely, crane selection, crane location, integrated crane selection and location, integrated crane location and allocation of supply points and hybrid problems. The major research approaches used to solve CLP is optimization (43%), visualization (23%), decision support systems (16%), simulation (11%) and qualitative techniques (7%). The possible future research directions include artificial intelligence-based models, multi-crane locations, CLP for MiC re-use, dynamic models representing real-life scenarios and building information modeling-based virtual reality models.
Originality/value
Through a mixed-review methodology, this study provides a comprehensive analysis of problem settings and solution methods of CLP while mitigating the subjectivity of traditional review methods. Also, it presents a repertoire on CLP and illuminates future directions for seasoned researchers in the context of MiC.
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Acknowledgements
This is to acknowledge that the project leading to the publication of this paper was fully funded by the Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (CNERC), Hong Kong Branch, at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (BBV3). The authors would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments.
Citation
Tariq, S., Hussein, M., Wang, R.D. and Zayed, T. (2022), "Trends and developments of on-site crane layout planning 1983–2020: bibliometric, scientometric and qualitative analyses", Construction Innovation, Vol. 22 No. 4, pp. 1011-1035. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-02-2021-0015
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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