Optimizing decisions in advanced manufacturing of prefabricated products: Theorizing supply chain configurations in off-site construction

M Arashpour, Y Bai, G Aranda-Mena… - Automation in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Robust supply decision making is critical to the advanced manufacturing of prefabricated
products. Previous related research focused on minimizing cost overruns in off-site …

Design change dynamics in building project: From literature review to a conceptual framework formulation

JYB Hui, H Abdul-Rahman… - Journal of Surveying …, 2017 - borneojournal.um.edu.my
Building construction projects worldwide routinely fail to meet their schedule and cost
objectives. This paper focuses on design changes as the principal contributing factor to …

Integrated management of on-site, coordination and off-site uncertainty: Theorizing risk analysis within a hybrid project setting

M Arashpour, B Abbasi, M Arashpour… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Hybrid infrastructure projects are defined as triads of on-site/coordination/off-site project
dimensions. Interaction of uncertainties in such settings result in deviations from project …

BIM-based 4D simulation to improve module manufacturing productivity for sustainable building projects

J Lee, J Kim - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Modular construction methods, where products are manufactured beforehand in a factory
and then transported to the site for installation, are becoming increasingly popular for …

Curriculum renewal in architecture, engineering, and construction education: Visualizing building information modeling via augmented reality

M Arashpour, G Aranda-Mena - … Structural Engineering and …, 2017 - research.monash.edu
Building information modeling (BIM) has long been utilized in the Architecture, Engineering
and Construction (AEC) education. Learning and teaching (L & T) research has revealed a …

Strategies to reduce cost overruns and schedule delays in construction projects

A Al-Keim - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Senior managers fail to control time and costs of construction projects despite available
advanced project management tools. Based on project management theory, the objective of …

Improving productivity, workflow management, and resource utilization in precast construction

M Arashpour, E Too, T Le - … Structural Engineering and …, 2017 - research.monash.edu
Construction industry has long dealt with problems such as low productivity, unstable
workflow in projects and low utilization rate of resources. Off-site construction, which is a …

Current Construction Management Methodologies Employed by Front-Line Supervisors and Degree of Understanding of Six Sigma Principles

CM Lamb - 2017 - search.proquest.com
In the construction sector, researchers have studied methods to improve accuracy during the
project planning stage in various areas such as estimation of material quantities and costs …