Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) have been associated many times in recent literature and the possibilities for their integration or to be mutually used as a source of lesson learned has been envisaged. The paper proposes to analyze, through a systematic literature review approach, the existing state of art of previous studies that has already examined relations between BIM and PLM. The main objective of the paper is to understand the real nature of BIM-PLM association for better directing future research developments.
This research is based on the envisaged necessity to improve Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodologies and technologies along the building or infrastructure life cycle leveraging lessons learned by Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) applications in aerospace and automotive industries. To this aim, the authors analyzed the concept of "configuration view", or better,"Product Structure configuration", of complex manufacturing and whether it has been already applied to process or information management of different lifecycle phases of the AEC industry. Starting from the representation of the configuration views in PLM, the final objective is to identify gaps in the current BIM technological process and to propose a customized Product Structure based on personalized configuration views in the Construction World to implementing the Building Lifecycle Management (BLM).
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