Using BIM-Based Sheets as a Visual Management Tool for on-Site Instructions: A Case Study

Abstract

In recent decades, design and construction have had to specialize, which has gradually fragmented the industry. This scenario is relevant in hospital projects, where a large number of specialties interact, especially when the operation of the center must be guaranteed. For this reason, it is essential to reduce the communication time between workers and decision-makers to respond quickly to unexpected problems. The purpose of this article is to describe the use of Visual Management using Building Information Modeling (BIM) to deliver task instructions in the field. A case study of a Chilean healthcare center is described, whereby through the active participation of the consulting team, the use of BIM-based sheets as visual instructions was gradually implemented, taking as input the BIM product and process models. The most relevant results were the fulfillment of the initially estimated deadlines without the delays that historically occurred in these types of projects and the reduction of response times for requests for information. It can be concluded that the use of these BIM-based sheets directly addresses the root causes of information management problems in construction and that it is essential to use technology within a Lean collaborative methodology.

Qualitative Analysis of Lean Tools in the Construction Sector in Colombia

“…The nationality of these authors is concentrated in twenty-two countries as shown in table 1. However, the most representative countries are Germany (Dlouhy, et al, 2017), Brazil (Franco and Picchi, 2016), Chile (Salvatierra, et al, 2015;Matta, et al, 2018), United States (Smith and Ngo, 2017;Alves, Azambuja and Arnous, 2016), India (Patel, Karia and Pandit, 2018), England (Tezel, et al, 2016) and Norway (Torp, Knudsen and Ronneberg, 2018). Other authors consulted came from Australia (Shou, et al, 2017), Ecuador (Martínes, Tommelein and Alvear, 2017), Estonia (Leonova, Ballard and Gehbauer, 2017), Finland (Singh, 2018), Ireland (Kemmer, et al, 2016), Lebanon (Hatoum, et al, 2018), Morocco (Hicham, Taoufiq and Aziz, 2016), Mexico (Dlouhy, et al, 2018), New Zealand (Hunt and Gonzalez, 2018), Netherlands (Vrijhoef, Dijkstra and Koutamanis, 2018), Peru (Murguía, Brioso and Pimentel, 2016), Palestine (Enshassi and Abu Zaiter, 2014), South Africa (Monyane, Emuze and Crafford, 2018) and Pakistan (Memon, et al, 2018).…”

BIM-Based Construction Progress Measurement of Non-Repetitive HVAC Installation Works

“…However, usually 4D BIM models are used for pre-construction planning and not for managing the execution process. Matta et al (2018) describe the use of BIM-based sheets as a visual management tool to provide task instructions to the field. The approach was applied to a Chilean hospital construction project and the achieved results were the fulfilment of deadlines thanks to a reduction of response times for information requests.…”

“…The approach was applied to a Chilean hospital construction project and the achieved results were the fulfilment of deadlines thanks to a reduction of response times for information requests. However, the authors point out that simply applying the technology is not enough, but it is essential to use it within a Lean collaborative methodology (Matta et al 2018). Bhatla and Leite (2012) described the advantages of using BIM on-site, to provide documentation and information for the work teams about products and process activities, with a 3D/4D components visualization.…”

Analyzing the Association between Lean Design Management Practices and BIM Uses in the Design of Construction Projects

“…While some of this can be seen in the matrix proposed by Sacks et al (2010), this study is limited to an analysis of the literature focused on Lean principles, not practices. Additionally, there are empirical studies that provide evidence of the potential of the application of BIM and Lean (Gerber et al 2010;Matta et al 2018;Schimanski et al 2019); however, these are limited to the application of particular Lean tools and BIM uses in a limited number of case studies. Hence, a comprehensive understanding of BIM/Lean management is needed.…”