Journal
AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION
Volume 52, Issue -, Pages 59-69Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2015.02.014
Keywords
Design errors; Social network theory; Simulation; Building information modeling (BIM); Lean practice
Funding
- Civil Engineering Department at the American University of Beirut
- Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research
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Early efforts injected into design can improve design quality and reduce errors in deliverables, project costs, and negative iterations. Previous studies only focused on exploring design errors from a static cognitive perspective and on solutions targeting individuals' actions in isolation. The purpose of this research is to understand the process of design error emergence and assess the use of social network theory and simulation to compare traditional versus BIM/lean-based environments for design error management. This study presents a novel design error management strategy that focuses on team structures, interaction dynamics, and error diffusion. Theoretical results show that the use of BIM and lean practice reconfigures the structures and communication of design teams to identify errors earlier, reduce their reoccurrence, and restrict their diffusion. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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