Cross-Pollination as a Comparative Analysis Approach to Comparing BIM and PLM: A Literature Review

Abstract

Comparison is at the center of many research studies that leads to the interaction between different objects and mostly resulted in significant improvements. Especially, comparing business/technological approaches, such as building information modeling (BIM) and product lifecycle management (PLM), is an activity that is often difficult and complex, and requires particular methodological approaches. One of the biggest challenges through such a comparison is to identify the most effective methodological approach. Previous research studies have introduced cross-pollination as an interesting comparative analysis approach. However, it is important to mention that it remains a relatively untapped approach in the literature. This article provides a review of the cross-pollination variants and related terms and steps. Research findings of comparative analysis methods and approaches are evaluated to demonstrate the similarities and differences. This evaluation leads this research to represents the lessons learned of the existing methods and approaches.

Productization and product structure enabling BIM implementation in construction

“…Earlier studies suggest that BIM improvements are based on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (Aram and Eastman, 2013; Jupp and Nepal, 2014; Li et al. , 2021; Pourzarei et al. , 2020); the adoption of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) as the data model standard for delivering integrated building information (Dimyadi et al.…”

“…Well-established production methods may, however, flatten the BIM implementation (Aram and Eastman, 2013;Dave and Sacks, 2020). Earlier studies suggest that BIM improvements are based on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (Aram and Eastman, 2013;Jupp and Nepal, 2014;Li et al, 2021;Pourzarei et al, 2020); the adoption of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) as the data model standard for delivering integrated building information (Dimyadi et al, 2016;Fu et al, 2006); the implementation of situationbased management approaches such as Last Planner (Bertelsen, 2005;Maraqa et al, 2021;Sbiti et al, 2021;Schimanski et al, 2020); proposing a central information repository as a multi-disciplinary collaboration platform (Ding and Kohli, 2021;Hamidavi et al, 2020;Ng et al, 2020;Singh et al, 2011), and modularisation through conceptualising buildings as products (Bertelsen, 2005;Sharif et al, 2022). These methods have common goals with BIM, including process fluency, and product data integrity among multiple systems through standardised information repository across building (product) lifecycles.…”