Mechanical contractors: the key for supply chain integration in lifecycle BIM

BIM and PLM Associations in Current Literature

“…3D CAD, CAM,CAE, 4D -5D BIM. [10], [21] low and medium [10], [11], [18], [38], [40] Highly fragmented [10], [11] [23], [38] Localized [10], [11] Multidisciplinary and heterogeneous team [19], [22], [24], [38] Slowness to changes [23] Low integration [40] Complex project, components and process [10], [13], [14], [16], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27] Individual nature of the project [19], [23], [24] Project Based [10], [17], [18], [23] High variation in project structures and delivery methods [18] Short Term and more isolated relationships with client [10], [38] Lack of process commonality, standardization and integration [10], [11], [23], [38] , [39] PLM Complex Manufacturing Sectors and in detail Automotive and ...…”

“…PLM [40] application modules, PDM, 3D CAD,CAM, CAE. Information modeling architectures, development toolkits, business app [21], [10] long experienced of PLM and ERP use, but with different levels of adoption [10], [12], [17], [18], [21], [23] Partially integrated "islands of information" [11] Globalized and consolidated [10] Complex product [10], [13], [18], [20], [21], [23], [24], [25], [26] Product based [10], [11] Long Standing and collaborative relationships with client [10], [38] Lack of a holistic view of users of information [11] Engineering methods. Support decisionmaking from whole life cycle perspective [10], [38] Despite of several different current characteristics identified, almost each paper includes potential future similarities for companies adopting BIM and/or PLM.…”

“…On the other hand, four papers state they are fully comparable; for example [27] says that they are "comparable virtual models" and [20] considers them as two "collaborative applications". In [23] the type of association is not clearly stated, even if PLM is among paper keywords, it appears only in a figure caption " Figure 5: Commissioning/as-built BIM must keep PLM in mind" with no further explanation.…”