Building information modelling for off-site construction: Review and future directions

X Yin, H Liu, Y Chen, M Al-Hussein - Automation in construction, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Building Information Modelling (BIM) and off-site construction (OSC) are
increasingly applied in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry due to …

Lean and agile integration within offsite construction using discrete event simulation: A systematic literature review

S Mostafa, N Chileshe, T Abdelhamid - Construction Innovation, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to systematically analyse and synthesise the existing
research published on offsite manufacturing/construction. The study aims to highlight and …

Exploring the status, benefits, barriers and opportunities of using BIM for advancing prefabrication practice

S Mostafa, KP Kim, VWY Tam… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Building information modelling (BIM) has significantly influenced the construction industry.
However, the existing BIM tools and frameworks within prefabricated buildings are minimal …

Industry 4.0, disaster risk management and infrastructure resilience: a systematic review and bibliometric analysis

M Habibi Rad, M Mojtahedi, MJ Ostwald - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
The fourth industrial era, known as 'Industry 4.0'(I4. 0), aided and abetted by the digital
revolution, has attracted increasing attention among scholars and practitioners in the last …

A vision-based approach for automatic progress tracking of floor paneling in offsite construction facilities

P Martinez, B Barkokebas, F Hamzeh… - Automation in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Offsite construction is an approach focused on moving construction tasks from traditional
jobsites to manufacturing facilities. Improved productivity of construction tasks is paramount …

Off-site construction optimization: Sequencing multiple job classes with time constraints

M Arashpour, R Wakefield, B Abbasi, EWM Lee… - Automation in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Off-site construction is a unique hybrid of manufacturing operations and on-site construction
activities. Maximizing the production output has long been the main challenge for off-site …

A case-based reasoning approach for solving schedule delay problems in prefabricated construction projects

L Xie, S Wu, Y Chen, R Chang, X Chen - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
The project schedule delay problem has received considerable attention for its significance
in impeding project performance. Compared to conventional projects, prefabricated …

Optimization of process integration and multi-skilled resource utilization in off-site construction

M Arashpour, R Wakefield, N Blismas… - Automation in Construction, 2015 - Elsevier
Traditional approaches in construction project management assign each process to a trade
contractor with an individual specialisation, and trades with the greatest work content …

Schedule risk analysis of infrastructure projects: A hybrid dynamic approach

X Xu, J Wang, CZ Li, W Huang, N Xia - Automation in Construction, 2018 - Elsevier
Schedule risk is a major concern in infrastructure project management. Existing studies have
proposed several models for schedule risk analysis, but few efforts have been made on the …

Scheduling optimization of prefabricated construction projects by genetic algorithm

L Xie, Y Chen, R Chang - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Prefabricated buildings are the direction of the future development of the construction
industry and have received widespread attention. The effective execution of prefabricated …