Ghasemi Poor Sabet, Pejman (2020) A hybrid OSM–BIM framework for construction management system. PhD thesis, Curtin University, Australia.
Abstract
Building information modelling (BIM) and off-site manufacturing (OSM) are advanced techniques, which emerged to promote project performance through the improvement of key productivity indicators (KPrIs). In theory, BIM and OSM optimise performance aspects, including time, cost, quality, safety and stockholders’ satisfaction. However, reports have not yet confirmed that BIM and OSM have fulfilled the objectives set out for their overall project performance. The overall project performance is subject to the improvement of construction productivity. These techniques may require the help of some more productivity fundamentals, in addition to their own capabilities. Therefore, this research developed the interactions between OSM and BIM and determined the influence of OSM–BIM interactions to maximize overall project performance. Extensive literature review and relevant analysis techniques were adopted to obtain a comprehensive understanding for the development of a hybrid OSM–BIM system. This research had four objectives. The first objective required an all-embracing review of poor productivity roots in construction projects, to identify a range of productivity fundamentals that support the capabilities of the most common and advanced techniques. Then the research was narrowed in scope to focus on BIM application in OSM-based projects. The second objective was to formulate an insightful, interactive picture of the influential standalone capabilities of each technique, for a hybrid, OSM–BIM conceptual framework contributing to the project performance. The third objective was to identify KPrIs and investigate the capabilities of OSM and BIM techniques in detail—as well as their potential interactions for productivity improvement. The fourth objective was to determine the influences of OSM–BIM interactions on overall project performance, using an in-depth, complex evaluation of the practicality of the interactions. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was adopted to examine the complex relationships among variables in data acquired via a questionnaire survey. Twelve OSM–BIM interactions were developed and evaluated from the perspective of productivity improvement. The findings showed that BIM and OSM had no significant influence on overall project performance in Australia when applied individually. However, BIM had a significant influence on OSM, meaning that the capabilities of the two techniques were interactive. Further, OSM–BIM interactions had a significant influence on overall project performance. From a theoretical perspective, the technical details that delivered these interactions provide new insights into removing inefficiencies in OSM-based projects via BIM application. The outcome of this research is aligned with the diffusion of innovation theory in the construction industry because it has clarified three essential elements of innovation: idea generation, opportunities, and diffusion.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Chong, Heap-Yih and Ramanayaka, Chamil Erik |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building information modelling; off-site manufacturing; key productivity indicators; structural equation modelling; construction productivity; Australia |
| Index terms: | interaction, construction productivity, construction industry, diffusion of innovation, project performance, productivity, Australia, building information modelling, satisfaction, conceptual framework, construction project, questionnaire, meaning, structural equation modelling, literature review, survey, off-site manufacturing, management system |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, data analysis and analytics, project delivery, management, professional development, project management theory and practice, sociology, industry analysis, information systems, statistical analysis, operations management, theoretical framing, manufacturing engineering, production management, Geography, behavioral psychology |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Information Management, Organizational Design, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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