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Requirements for building information modeling based lean production management systems for construction

Sacks, R., Radosavljevic, M. and Barak, R. (2010) Requirements for building information modeling based lean production management systems for construction. Automation in Construction, 19 (5). pp. 641-655. ISSN 0926-5805

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2010.02.010

Abstract/Summary

Smooth flow of production in construction is hampered by disparity between individual trade teams' goals and the goals of stable production flow for the project as a whole. This is exacerbated by the difficulty of visualizing the flow of work in a construction project. While the addresses some of the issues in Building information modeling provides a powerful platform for visualizing work flow in control systems that also enable pull flow and deeper collaboration between teams on and off site. The requirements for implementation of a BIM-enabled pull flow construction management software system based on the Last Planner System™, called ‘KanBIM’, have been specified, and a set of functional mock-ups of the proposed system has been implemented and evaluated in a series of three focus group workshops. The requirements cover the areas of maintenance of work flow stability, enabling negotiation and commitment between teams, lean production planning with sophisticated pull flow control, and effective communication and visualization of flow. The evaluation results show that the system holds the potential to improve work flow and reduce waste by providing both process and product visualization at the work face.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of the Built Environment
ID Code:8127
Uncontrolled Keywords:Building information modeling; Lean construction; Process visualization; Production control; KanBIM
Publisher:Elsevier Science

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