Gurgun, A P; Koc, K and Kunkcu, H (2024) Exploring the adoption of technology against delays in construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(3), pp. 1222-1253. ISSN 0969-9988
Abstract
Purpose: Completing construction projects within the planned schedule has widely been considered as one of the major project success factors. This study investigates the use of technologies to address delays in construction projects and aims to address three research questions (1) to identify the adopted technologies and proposed solutions in the literature, (2) to explore the reasons why the delays cannot be prevented despite disruptive technologies and (3) to determine the major strategies to prevent delays in construction projects. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 208 research articles that used innovative technologies, methods, or tools to avoid delays in construction projects were investigated by conducting a comprehensive literature review. An elaborative content analysis was performed to cover the implemented technologies and their transformation, highlighted research fields in relation to selected technologies, focused delay causes and corresponding delay mitigation strategies and emphasized project types with specific delay causes. According to the analysis results, a typological framework with appropriate technological means was proposed. Findings: The findings revealed that several tools such as planning, imaging, geo-spatial data collection, machine learning and optimization have widely been adopted to address specific delay causes. It was also observed that strategies to address various delay causes throughout the life cycle of construction projects have been overlooked in the literature. The findings of the present research underpin the trends and technological advances to address significant delay causes. Originality/value: Despite the technological advancements in the digitalization era of Industry 4.0, many construction projects still suffer from poor schedule performance. However, the reason of this is questionable and has not been investigated thoroughly.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction 4.0; innovation; project delays; scheduling; systematic literature review; time overrun |
| Index terms: | schedule performance, scheduling, major project, success factor, methodology, time overrun, delay mitigation, industry 4.0, project delay, digitalization, transformation, machine learning, literature review, construction project, strategy, spatial data, content analysis, construction 4.0, life cycle, systematic literature review |
| Subjects: | digital engineering, health monitoring assessment and metrics, research methods, data analysis and analytics, value management, strategic project management, digital technology, artificial intelligence, management, project controls, business, operations research, production management, technology adoption, spatial and geospatial analysis, research evaluation and metrics |
| Topics: | Time Control, Business Strategy, Digital Applications, Project Management, Research Practice, Health and Safety |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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