Manoj, G and Shivaji, C Y (2010) Design interface management of airport projects. International Journal of Construction Management, 10(3), pp. 29-44. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
Interface management is the brainchild of project management, which gives a "bird's eye view" and helps to avoid time overruns, reduces the cost overruns, mitigates the reworks in construction and also gains intangible benefits like customer satisfaction. The 3D modeling and design structure matrix (DSM) method have been the preferred solutions for interface management in the construction industry for some time. But for airport construction, which consists of a huge number of services, it is difficult to carry out interface management with the above methodologies, as it would be time consuming and costly. So, a new project management methodology has been proposed which deals with preparation of a physical interface matrix (PIM) and design interface management matrix (DIMM) from the 2D coordinated drawings, by which one can reduce the problem size and then perform 3D modeling. This leads to visualization of the actual interface problems so they can be mitigated during the design stage itself. This methodology was successfully used in the design development stage of the airport project. This has proved to be effective in mitigating the interface problems at design stage itself and has saved a lot of time and cost.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 3D models; airport; design interface management matrix; engineer-procure-construct; physical interface matrix |
| Index terms: | drawing, rework, design structure matrix, methodology, engineer-procure-construct, interface problem, design stage, interface management, visualization, time overrun, 3D model, cost overrun, customer satisfaction, construction industry, 3D modelling, design development, airport construction, project management |
| Subjects: | design methods, business, engineering problems, computational design, financial and cost management, contractual arrangements, professional practice, technical documentation, operations management, design process, infrastructure engineering, project management theory and practice, service delivery, research methods, design practice, industry analysis, project controls |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Project Management, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Procurement, Stakeholder Management, Digital Applications, Design Practice, Time Control |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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