Concurrent Engineering in Construction

Anumba, Chimay J.; Kamara, John M.

doi:10.1002/9781118280294.ch12

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“…The CE is supposed to prevent these kinds of situations. The value perspective is an essential part of CE as it seeks to cut costs by eliminating non-value-adding activities (Love and Gunasekaran, 1997), reducing production times and improving quality (Anumba and Kamara, 2012). The value perspective is present both in the task of improving quality and in recognising non-value-adding activities, i.e.…”

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Indicators of collaborative design management in construction projects

Savolainen

Saari

Männistö

et al. 2018

JEDT

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Purpose Design management plays a significant role in value creation in a construction project. Within the last few decades, new design tools such as building information model have been introduced, which supposedly enhance design productivity and quality. However, no such revolution of design quality has emerged. Therefore, more research on how design management affects the quality of construction project is needed. The purpose of this paper is to better understand the connection between design management procedures and quality. Design/methodology/approach This is a case study with a mixed-method approach. The data collection strategies used are quantitative user satisfaction survey and qualitative analysis over the documentation of the case project. Findings A deductive analysis was conducted to four suggested indicators of beneficial collaboration. An explanation was found for how the quality of the project outcome can be forecasted from the management style and procedures. Research limitations/implications The research was conducted as single case study, and therefore, greater data would enable further development of the indicators. Practical implications The indicators have wide range of applicability: the clients can forecast the quality performance by evaluating the management procedures already during the project instead of waiting until the end of project. The indicator system also provides societal impact as it guides the clients to use the kind of managerial practices that improve the ability to create value in projects that are difficult to evaluate in money terms. Originality/value The research provides a novel way to gain a holistic view with analytical indicator tools. The research contributes to lean design management literature by providing insight to the underlying mechanism of beneficial collaboration.

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Indicators of collaborative design management in construction projects

Savolainen

Saari

Männistö

et al. 2018

JEDT

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“…Effective coordination, management and collaboration is key to IBS success [2] and fragmentation has been mostly blamed for poor industry performances [19] which ties back to the traditional working system ( [20]; [41]; [43][44]). This disjointed scenario has been connected to many problems of the industry (see [17][18]; [20]; [23]; [45][46][47][48][49][50]) thus, limiting ability of projects to achieve the best of improvement, innovation, time, cost, quality, productivity, and satisfaction ( [22][23][24]). As a result, Joint Effort and Technological Collaboration initiatives have gained a lot of attention to deal with the increasingly complex and specialized skills and knowledge that are required in the construction industry.…”

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Expert Perspective on the Barriers and Enablers of Joint Effort and Technological Collaboration Among Malaysian Industrialized Building System (IBS) Housing Project Supply Chains

Nawi

Riazi

Deraman

et al. 2023

ARASET

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Housing shortages has been a recurring dilemma for Malaysia and the domination of traditional methods have made it hard to deliver targets. With today’s construction industry being more complex, specialized, and demanding, Industrialized Building System (IBS) has been promoted to help the sector deliver citizen’s house demands. However, this initiative has been hampered by fragmentation issues causing IBS to be inefficient. Joint Effort and Technological Collaboration, which stems from Supply Chain Management (SCM) philosophy has been suggested as the way forward for the industry by capitalizing on the various tools available to improve coordination, integration, and information flow. However, many proven successes have not translated to higher adoption rate in Malaysia. Implementations are rather scarce. This paper therefore sheds light into the barriers and enablers of Joint Effort and Technological Collaboration uptake among Malaysian IBS housing project supply chains from the perspective of industry experts. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken on five (5) practitioners with a minimum of twenty (20) years’ experience for a deep scrutiny on the matter and responses were analysed using content analysis. Finding indicated that the main barriers stemmed from commitment issues, indicating their hesitance towards committing to positive changes in practice, which hampers virtually any initiative. On the other hand, most significant enabler to Joint Effort and Technological Collaboration rooted on the willingness of industry players to transform themselves and adapt to new technologies and working culture. The outcome of this study not only contributes to the body of knowledge regarding collaborative initiatives in construction, but it is also expected to benefit the industry on identifying the stopping blocks and ways forward for better diffusion of these initiatives for future success.

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“…The ultimate goal of CE is to satisfy the customers in terms of the ability to provide a low-cost product, reduce time to market and increase product quality. However, the path towards the adoption of CE in the construction industry still faces many challenges [31,32]. The earliest definition of CE is "Concurrent engineering is a systematic approach to integrate and concurrent design of products and related processes, including manufacturing and support.…”

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“…The success of CE in the manufacturing industry is one of the main catalysts for adopting it in the construction industry, due to the similarity between the processes of these two industries. Many studies are based on the assumption that construction can be considered as a manufacturing process [31]. Furthermore, the goals and objectives of CE directly address the challenges and problems currently facing the construction industry (as shown in Table 1) [37].…”

Section: Ce In the Construction Industrymentioning

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“…Many researchers have proven the benefits of the adoption of concurrent engineering in the construction industry [23,33,40,41]. This method improves the performance of the project because of the factors that have been explained previously [31,42]. The benefits of this method in manufacturing are realized, but similar results in the construction industry are scarce, despite much empirical evidence.…”

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Solving the Difficulties and Challenges Facing Construction Based on Concurrent Engineering in Yemen

Dahmas

Liu

2019

Sustainability

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Due to the highly competitive commercial environment in the market in Yemen at present, the construction industry in Yemen, like other industries, is under pressure to reduce product development time and overall project costs, improve product quality, and satisfy customers. To keep pace with the competitive environment of the market in Yemen, most enterprises tend to adopt the best and new technologies, new management concepts and philosophies such as Total Quality Management (TQM) and concurrent engineering (CE) to achieve improvements in the process of product development. In this paper, the problem of fragmentation brought by the serial engineering in construction in Yemen is discussed firstly. Then, the integration process and CE adoption by the construction industry in Yemen are explained for enabling construction agencies in Yemen to improve the development process of their projects and to solve the current fragmentation problems such as the lack of communication, adversarial culture and the lack of customer focus, which allows the construction process to improve and become more effective and efficient.Sustainability 2019, 11, 3146 2 of 11 Current Issues in the Construction Industry in YemenYemen is a developing country, where problems in construction projects often lead to extra costs and delays. Studies show that in some developing countries, the actual cost of construction projects exceeds the original contract price by 30% when the project is completed [5,6]. The successful execution of construction projects, keeping them within the estimated cost and the prescribed schedules, primarily depends on the existence of an efficient construction industry which is capable of sustained growth and development to cope with the requirements of social and economic development and to utilize the latest technology in planning and execution [7][8][9].According to a report by the Yemeni Ministry of Public Works and Road, in the first seven months of the civil war in Yemen, the estimated cost of damage to infrastructure was more than $14 billion [10]. A survey by the Yemeni Ministry of Education also indicated that 1671 schools suffered damage, 387 needed major reconstruction, and 250 were destroyed in the civil war. The estimated cost of the damage was more than $300 million [9]. Due to the intensity of the civil war, reports can only assess the damages in the cities of Sana'a, Aden, Taiz, and Zanzibar, and data collection was stopped in October 2015. These data found an estimated $3.6 billion in damages to private homes. The total cost of rebuilding the damaged power facilities in the four cities is estimated at $335 million, most of which goes to repairing damaged power plants [9].Yemen is a developing country where project management often relies on traditional methods in most industrial sectors, including the construction industry. The construction industry in Yemen is an essential sector in the national economy of the country [11][12][13]. The majority of the construction projects in Yemen has been carried out in ...

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Concurrent Engineering in Construction

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Indicators of collaborative design management in construction projects

Indicators of collaborative design management in construction projects

Expert Perspective on the Barriers and Enablers of Joint Effort and Technological Collaboration Among Malaysian Industrialized Building System (IBS) Housing Project Supply Chains

Solving the Difficulties and Challenges Facing Construction Based on Concurrent Engineering in Yemen

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