Integration Enabled by Virtual Design &amp; Construction as a Lean Implementation Strategy

Rischmoller, Leonardo; Reed, Dean; Khanzode, Atul; Fischer, Martin

doi:10.24928/2018/0521

Cited by 16 publications

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“…In our opinion, the latter is a partial demonstration of the 'Simple Framework for Project Delivery' (Fischer et al 2014), as it contributes to the integration of the information, process knowledge and organization in the context of the described megahospital project. The integration is enabled by Virtual Design & Construction, which is considered one of the Lean strategies (Rischmoller et al 2018). As a result, the use of the artefact at the various levels of project planning and control produces a high performance outcome (namely, 2 months shortening of the overall project schedule, winning the bidding competition, and staying on-schedule).…”

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confidence: 99%

Schedule Optimization of a Large Hospital Project – 4D Bim Starting With the Demolition

Iordanova¹,

Valdivieso²,

Filion³

et al. 2020

Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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There are multiple studies emphasising the positive interaction between Lean Construction and BIM use. Nevertheless, it is often difficult to find a direct link between this integrated strategy and the project outcome. This paper presents a case study of a large hospital project in a dense downtown environment, where BIM and Lean were used in synergy-mutually informing each other and catalysing their impact. This project created opportunities for multiple innovations and optimisations. This paper will focus on the positive impact from simultaneously applying 4D-BIM and a variation of takt-time planning to the demolition of the old hospital building adjacent to the new one. The optimization between the demolition and the new construction was crucial for the project, as it allowed the Design-Builder's company to shorten the schedule by two months and to win the contract. Another innovation was the automated update between master schedule, takt-time plan, BIM model, and project documents (including 2D plans and Virtual Reality). This automated loop makes the schedule available to each construction stakeholder (from client and designers, to the foremen) in the format that is most appropriate and useful for them. It also allows for easy progress tracking and control.

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Schedule Optimization of a Large Hospital Project – 4D Bim Starting With the Demolition

Iordanova¹,

Valdivieso²,

Filion³

et al. 2020

Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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“…Alarcon et al 2013claim that the combination of VDC and Lean enables higher potential benefits. Rischmoller et al (2018) share this vision and state that the application of BIM and PPM during Integrated Concurrent Engineering (ICE) sessions can support collaboration, as presented in Figure 1. "BIM+" refers to the combination of BIM models with external data, as schedules, costs or energy data, for example.…”

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Virtual Design and Construction Application During the Bidding Stage of Infrastructure Projects

Correa¹

2020

Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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The bidding stage of infrastructure projects involves dealing with high levels of uncertainty and risks, as information at the early stage of the projects are often incomplete. Hence, the process of delivering a tender implies in making hypothesis, often based on the experience of the engineers. This leads to a series of error-prone tasks, in which Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) can add value by the implementation of its structured framework and concepts. This article aims to present the case study of VDC implementation at the bidding stage of infrastructure projects. The results show that VDC can help define a structure to the demands made to the design teams and to do better following up of the project, evidencing opportunities of improvements by the collection of lessons learned. The collocation also promotes collaboration between design and bidding teams, once the workflow and metrics were known and followed up, giving more transparency during all the process.

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“…Virtual Design and Construction can be described as "the use of integrated multidisciplinary performance models of design-construction projects to support explicit and public business objectives" (Kunz and Fischer, 2012). VDC consists of five main components: Building Information Modelling (BIM), Project Production Management (PPM), Integrated Concurrent Engineering (ICE), Client Goals and Project Objectives and Metrics (Rischmoller et al, 2018). The methods stem from Lean, viewing the projects as a production system (Rischmoller et al, 2018).…”

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Implementing VDC

Breistein¹,

Lædre²

2022

Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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Norwegian construction clients are demanding the use of VDC in their projects. Contractors have thus implemented VDC on construction projects. However, little research has been conducted regarding how projects should implement VDC.The study answers four research questions to provide a set of recommendations on how VDC should be implemented in projects: (1) How is VDC implemented in construction projects, (2) Which part of the implementation had positive effects on the implementation, (3) Which part of the implementation had negative effects on the implementation and (4) How should VDC be implemented in construction projects. Three general and five case-specific semi-structured interviews were conducted.The contribution of the study is a set of recommendations concerning how projects should implement VDC. The recommendations are based on seven key elements for implementation, ranked from most influential to least:

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Integration Enabled by Virtual Design & Construction as a Lean Implementation Strategy

Cited by 16 publications

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Schedule Optimization of a Large Hospital Project – 4D Bim Starting With the Demolition

Schedule Optimization of a Large Hospital Project – 4D Bim Starting With the Demolition

Virtual Design and Construction Application During the Bidding Stage of Infrastructure Projects

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