Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 28 Issue 8

Editorial

Carlos T. Formoso, Rafael Sacks

Profit distribution of IPD projects using fuzzy alliance

Shuwen Guo, Junwu Wang, Han Wu

This paper examines the profit distribution of engineering projects in the integrated project delivery (IPD) mode. IPD is a new delivery method that can ameliorate many of the…

Method for managing requirements in healthcare projects using building information modelling

Juliana Parise Baldauf, Carlos Torres Formoso, Patricia Tzortzopoulos

This paper proposes a method for managing client requirements with the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM). The development of healthcare projects demands a large amount…

The application of simulation in lean production research: a critical review and future directions

Wenchi Shou, Jun Wang, Peng Wu

Simulation has attracted increasing attention in lean production research as a response to address the complexities of the production environment and difficulties of dealing with…

A BIM-lean framework for digitalisation of premanufacturing phases in offsite construction

Beda Barkokebas, Salam Khalife, Mohamed Al-Hussein, Farook Hamzeh

The research introduces means for improving premanufacturing processes (design, procurement and bidding) by leveraging digitalisation in offsite construction. Specifically, this…

Quantitative assessment of the impacts of BIM and lean on process and operations flow in construction projects

Musab Jamal Maraqa, Rafael Sacks, Sabrina Spatari

The study aims to test, measure and quantify the impacts of lean construction and BIM implementation on flow in construction projects.

Transformation of construction project management toward situational awareness

Eelon Mikael Lappalainen, Olli Seppänen, Antti Peltokorpi, Vishal Singh

With the ongoing digitalization of the construction industry (CI), situational awareness (SA) is becoming increasingly important in construction management. The purpose of this…

Increasing production efficiency through the reduction of transportation activities and time using 4D BIM simulations

Cristina Toca Pérez, Dayana Bastos Costa

This paper proposes to apply the lean philosophy principle of minimizing or eliminating non-value adding activities combined with 4D building information modeling (BIM…

Teaching BIM as a collaborative information management process through a continuous improvement assessment lens: a case study

Dragana Nikolic, Fadi Castronovo, Robert Leicht

This study explores a pedagogical approach to teaching students a collaborative information delivery process in the context of BIM. The objectives were to understand how students…