Implications of Construction 4.0 to the workforce and organizational structures

Soto, Borja García de; Agustí-Juan, Isolda; Joss, Samuel; Hunhevicz, Jens Juri

doi:10.1080/15623599.2019.1616414

Cited by 125 publications

(115 citation statements)

References 50 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

114

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Only a few articles dealt with property developers. (Ernstsen et al, 2021) x (Pfnür & Wagner, 2020) x x (Olowa et al, 2020) x x (Ghosh et al, n.d.) x (Qian & Papadonikolaki, n.d.) x (Morgan, 2019) x x (Papadonikolaki et al, 2019) x x (Zeltser et al, 2019) x (García de Soto et al, 2019) x x (Bosch-Sijtsema & Gluch, 2019)…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digitization of the property development industry: overview of current literature and research gaps

Klee

2021

ESP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The construction industry has a high status in Germany. Property developers historically come from the construction industry. In terms of digital maturity, however, they lag well behind the general construction industry. In this paper, the author analyzes the current literature on digital transformation and digital maturity, focusing on the construction industry and property developers. The method he chose was a structured literature review. The aim is to identify the current state of research, particularly on the topic of 1) digitization of the construction industry and 2) digitization within the property development sector. The question arises as to why the topic of digitization is so underrepresented among property developers. Even without considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, recent years have seen no acceleration in the use of digitalization among builders than other industries. The literature review shows that developers need to change their business strategies to reposition their business and respond to environmental changes. The current good economic situation overshadows any further digitization pressure caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but to achieve competitive advantages in the long term, digitization of the value chain is necessary. In this context, gaps in current research will also be identified, which will be the starting point for future research.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digitization of the property development industry: overview of current literature and research gaps

Klee

2021

ESP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Such methods have the potential to increase the efficiency and productivity of the construction sector as a whole. For example, in one case study examining the use of a robot to construct concrete wall structures, Garcia de Soto et al [16] reflect on the changes in the workforce that digitization could bring. The possibility of combining design, planning and construction tasks lead to the potential for the elimination, modification and combination of once separate jobs.…”

Section: Robotics and Automationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Utilizing Industry 4.0 on the Construction Site: Challenges and Opportunities

Turner

Oyekan

Stergioulas

et al. 2021

IEEE Trans. Ind. Inf.

175

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In recent years a step change has been seen in the rate of adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies by manufacturers and industrial organizations alike. This paper discusses the current state of the art in the adoption of industry 4.0 technologies within the construction industry. Increasing complexity in onsite construction projects coupled with the need for higher productivity is leading to increased interest in the potential use of industry 4.0 technologies. This paper discusses the relevance of the following key industry 4.0 technologies to construction: data analytics and artificial intelligence; robotics and automation; buildings information management; sensors and wearables; digital twin and industrial connectivity. Industrial connectivity is a key aspect as it ensures that all Industry 4.0 technologies are interconnected allowing the full benefits to be realized. This paper also presents a research agenda for the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies within the construction sector; a three-phase use of intelligent assets from the point of manufacture up to after build and a four staged R&D process for the implementation of smart wearables in a digital enhanced construction site.

show abstract

“…The transformation often couples with changed organizational roles and responsibilities of the employees with more unique skillsets. The advancements of digital technologies present unprecedented opportunities for newer job roles, including the possibility of bringing in much-needed gender diversity in the often male-dominated construction industry (García de Soto et al, 2019;Winfield, 2020). Construction 4.0 demands a more coordinated and collaborative approach which might be a challenge in a highly fragmented industry like the construction sector.…”

Section: Challenges Associated With Our Knowledge and Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Construction 4.0: what we know and where we are headed?

Karmakar¹,

Delhi²

2021

ITcon

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The last decade has witnessed unprecedented changes in the technologies and processes involved in the construction industry. The philosophies associated with Industry 4.0 now reverberate in construction 4.0. Digitalization and interconnectivity in the cyber-physical systems of the sector are at the heart of such transformation. Construction 4.0 brings to the table a plethora of technologies and associated processes over the construction project lifecycle. The current study performs a state-of-art literature review to summarize the knowledge advancement in construction 4.0. A layered conceptualization spanning across project lifecycle utilizing the people-process-technology dimensions is presented to summarize the current understanding of Construction 4.0. The cyber-physical space is classified into the physical, digital tool, data, and core data security and interoperability layers. The inter-layer and intra-layer interactions and information flows are then conceptualized based on the extant literature, including the human interaction and interventions. The people-process-technology dimensions were discussed across the project lifecycle through interactions in these layers. It is observed that Construction 4.0 is set to be driven by data creation, data flow, data transformation, and data storage across the project lifecycle to ensure a collaborative environment across the stakeholders who interact and associate with different layers of Construction 4.0. The article finally presents challenges with the current formulations and explores ways to further our knowledge in the area.

show abstract

Implications of Construction 4.0 to the workforce and organizational structures

Cited by 125 publications

References 50 publications

Digitization of the property development industry: overview of current literature and research gaps

Digitization of the property development industry: overview of current literature and research gaps

Utilizing Industry 4.0 on the Construction Site: Challenges and Opportunities

Construction 4.0: what we know and where we are headed?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About