Vision of the large scale engineering construction industry in Europe

Hassan, Tarek M.; McCaffer, Ron

doi:10.1016/s0926-5805(01)00074-7

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“…Formulation is the generation of a model in an acceptable form, where solution addresses the algorithmic resolution of the model and analysis uses a 'what-if' scenario to interpret, analyse and evaluate a solution (Shim et al, 2002). Kaklauskas et al (2007) review web-based construction project performance monitoring system (Cheung et al, 2004), internet-based computer-aided design tools and their possible utilisation in practice (Husin and Rafi, 2003) and predict an increase of importance of ICT in project planning, QA, as well as systems and document control in a decade ending in 2012 (Hassan and McCaffer, 2002). They also suggest that 'decision support systems are rarely applied at organisation level and hardly applied in a construction branch.…”

Section: Support System Major Componentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A co‐creation platform for post‐occupancy decision support

Piroozfar

Adeyeye

Rosenkind

et al. 2013

Journal of Facilities Management

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Buildings during their service life are subject to dilapidation, obsolescence, deterioration and change and hence require constant upkeep on a daily basis and/or specific adaptation to change the functionality or improve the performance of the building. For this reason the constant and up-todate flow of information about a building is crucial. However, data collection is just part of a successful post-occupancy practice. What is more important is how the data, information and knowledge are retrieved and packaged to provide the most effective support for making decisions.In the UK, education up to tertiary level is the direct responsibility of the central government and takes remarkable efforts, consuming a significant amount of their annual budget. Capital investment fund for schools was £683 million in 1996-97, £3.8 billion in 2003-04, and £8.2 billion in 2010-2011. This paper reports on partial findings of a research project on post-occupancy design in school projects in South East England. It provides a brief review of key factors, and major players in postoccupancy processes. The decision processes will then be established. It also investigates the relationship between the stakeholders and how this impacts the decision processes. A quick review of Decision Support Systems (DSS) will be provided to correlate the existing context with the means the toolkit will be utilising to offer the most efficient platform to serve the set target of the research. The main contribution of this paper however, remains to be how the collaborative processes were streamlined for all the stakeholders to work together and co-create knowledge and value to devise a platform.

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Section: Support System Major Componentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A co‐creation platform for post‐occupancy decision support

Piroozfar

Adeyeye

Rosenkind

et al. 2013

Journal of Facilities Management

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“…If ICT is provided without people first fully embracing the concept, the overall process will fail to be effective (Hassan and McCaffer, 2002). ICT needs to be aligned with the communication processes in construction projects.…”

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“…The use of these systems in construction is relatively limited and ineffective compared to other sectors such as the automotive or aerospace industry (Anumba and Ruikar, 2002). The effectiveness of utilising ICT in construction projects could be hindered by the inability to share electronic data between organisations (Hassan and McCaffer, 2002;Mohamed and Stewart, 2003).…”

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Alignment between ICT and communication in construction projects

Adriaanse¹,

Voordijk²,

Dewulf³

2004

IJHRDM

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Through rapid advancements in ICT, opportunities arise in enhancing communication between participants of different organisations in construction projects. The use of ICT in construction is, however, relatively limited and ineffective compared to other sectors such as the automotive or the aerospace industry. An understanding of the project context and the nature of communication between organisations is an essential prerequisite in analysing and designing ICT in an effective way. The objective of this paper is to analyse the alignment between ICT and the actual communication processes in construction projects. The major question is what types of action need to be supported by ICT, and those that can be supported by the available ICT applications in construction projects. The critical social theory of Habermas (1984Habermas ( , 1987) is used as a classification scheme for analysing the alignment of communication and ICT applications in construction projects.

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“…For example, Hassan and McCaffer [3] report on findings from a project funded by the European Commission entitled European Large Scale Engineering Wide Integration Support Effort (eLSEwise) and present business and ICT trends in the European LSE construction industry. ProcureZone is [1] a "One-Stop Procurement Resource and Hub" that simplifies the purchasing process for buyers and suppliers throughout the constrnuctio industry.…”

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Reasoned Decisions in Construction Materials Selection

Zavadskas¹,

Trinkūnas²,

Kaklauskas³

2008

ISARC 2008 - Proceedings From the 25th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction

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The significant part of the constructions' value consists of construction materials price. Thus proper selection of construction products has significantly impacted on construction effectiveness. With the aim of using financial resources for the construction effectively, it is very important that well considered and reasonable decisions should be made regarding the selection of construction materials. Additionally, in seeking to facilitate the work of decision-makers, computer technologies are used that operates according to particular models. These models are based on special mathematical methods in order to facilitate decision-making and apply to a certain decision area. In this article, the possibilities of applying methods for popular decision-making are analyzed regarding the selection of construction materials.

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Vision of the large scale engineering construction industry in Europe

Cited by 23 publications

References 3 publications

A co‐creation platform for post‐occupancy decision support

A co‐creation platform for post‐occupancy decision support

Alignment between ICT and communication in construction projects

Reasoned Decisions in Construction Materials Selection

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