Concurrent engineering in construction projects

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Publication Information:

Abingdon, Oxon : Taylor & Francis, 2007

Physical Description:

xii, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

ISBN:

9780415394888

Subject Term:

Construction industry -- Quality control

Concurrent engineering

Added Author:

Anumba, C. J. (Chimay J.)

Kamara, John M.

Cutting-Decelle, Anne-Francoise

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Concurrent Engineering (CE) is a systematic approach to the integrated and concurrent design of products and related processes, including aspects as diverse as manufacture and support. It is only now being carefully applied to the construction sector and offers considerable potential for increasing efficiency and effectiveness. It enables developers to consider all elements of a building or structure's life cycle from the conception stage right through to disposal, and to include issues of quality, cost, schedule, and user requirements.

Drawing together papers that reflect various research efforts on the implementation of CE in construction projects, Concurrent Engineering in Constructionpresents construction professionals and academics with the key issues and technologies important for CE's adoption, starting with fundamental concepts and then going on to the role of organisational enablers and advanced information and communication technologies, then providing conclusions and suggestions of future directions.

Author Notes

Chimay J. Anumbais Professor of Construction Engineering and Informatics, and Director of the Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Engineering (CICE) at Loughborough University, UK. He is a leading expert on Concurrent Engineering adoption in the construction sector.

John M. Kamarais Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He is the Coordinator of the CIB Task Group (TG33) on Collaborative Engineering.

Anne-Francoise Cutting-Decellecurrently holds the Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies at the IUT-Department of Organisation and Production Engineering, University of Evry, France and is the Academic Visitor at the Loughborough University, UK

John M. Kamara and Chimay J. Anumba and Anne-Francoise Cutting-DecelleLauri KoskelaMalik M. A. Khalfan and Chimay J. Anumba and Patricia M. CarrilloJohn M. Kamara and Chimay J. AnumbaPeter WalkerMichail Kagioglou and Ghassan Aouad and Song Wu and Angela Lee and Andrew Fleming and Rachel CooperLine C. Pouchard and Anne-Francoise Cutting-DecelleChimay J. Anumba and N. M. Bouchlaghem and Andrew N. Baldwin and Anne-Francoise Cutting-DecelleRobert Amor and Mike CliftSheryl Staub-French and Martin FischerChimay J. Anumba and A. K. DukeRaimer J. Scherer and Ziga TurkChimay J. Anumba and Anne-Francoise Cutting-Decelle and John M. Kamara

List of figures	p. vii
List of tables	p. x
List of contributors	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
1 Introduction to Concurrent Engineering in construction	p. 1
2 Foundations of Concurrent Engineering	p. 12
3 Readiness assessment for Concurrent Engineering in construction	p. 30
4 The 'voice of the client' within a Concurrent Engineering design context	p. 57
5 Procurement, contracts and conditions of engagement within a Concurrent Engineering context	p. 80
6 Process management for concurrent life cycle design and construction	p. 98
7 Ontologies and standards-based approaches to interoperability for Concurrent Engineering	p. 118
8 Integrated product and process modelling for Concurrent Engineering	p. 161
9 Document management in concurrent life cycle design and construction	p. 183
10 Enabling Concurrent Engineering through 4D CAD	p. 201
11 Telepresence Environment for concurrent lifecycle design and construction	p. 218
12 Support for users within a Concurrent Engineering environment	p. 250
13 Concluding notes	p. 278
Index	p. 284

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