Masera, M (1999) An innovative planning technique in quality management. In: Hughes, W (ed.) Proceedings of 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK.
Abstract
A planning paradigm, borrowed from an AI formal theory, effectively to improve the representation of knowledge in construction planning, is introduced. The planning methodology is tested to assist in the quality performance specification, in the integration of work task, quality and safety plans, in the information exchange aiming at plan refinement and flexible plan adaptation. The paradigm transfer of a general-purpose planning system (O plan) in the construction management domain is directed to improve the quality management. It requires, in fact , an intensive analysis both of construction activity requirements and performances as well as of construction component characteristics. Plan model elaboration through a hierarchical planning system allows the understanding of technical, organizational and environmental constraints to be clarified, with the aim of improving the buildability of the project and reduce uncertainty in the scheduling of resources. Preliminary to a proposal of a planning system the research is developed in three ways: to analyse a conceptual architecture of planning in construction, to analyse the requirements and the functions of a planning system posed in a collaborative environment, to model the construction planning semantic through the O-Plan expressiveness.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | buildability; planning; quality management |
| Index terms: | planning technique, methodology, integration, quality performance, paradigm, construction planning, quality management, specification, scheduling, buildability, proposal, information exchange, adaptation, construction activity |
| Subjects: | construction operations, project planning, data science, construction planning, project delivery, urban planning, operations research, user focus, design efficiency, quality assurance, organizational analysis, contractual condition, education and knowledge transfer, research methods |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Design Practice, Digital Applications, Organizational Design, Site Management, Time Control, Contract Administration, Project Management, Research Practice, Governance |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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