Open AccessBIM and Lean for value generation in the built asset industry: an information management perspective
Author(s) -
Donya Mehran,
Érik A. Poirier,
Daniel Forgues
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1218/1/012052
Subject(s) - operationalization , asset (computer security) , productivity , perspective (graphical) , asset management , popularity , business , knowledge management , process management , lean manufacturing , building information modeling , work (physics) , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , industrial organization , engineering , operations management , marketing , economics , finance , computer security , mechanical engineering , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , macroeconomics , scheduling (production processes)
The built asset industry’s notorious productivity gap is being targeted through digitalization, operationalized through Building Information Modelling (BIM), and the application of Lean philosophy to the planning, design, delivery, maintenance, and management of the built environment. While both approaches grow in popularity, their development has remained largely on parallel tracks. Both approaches have existed, for the most part, as two independent initiatives aimed at improving performance and productivity. An increasing amount of work however is pointing to the significant potential that can be achieved through the integration of both approaches. This paper investigates the mutual relations and synergies between BIM and Lean from an information management perspective. The paper also presents the key similarities, differences, synergies, and interactions between these two main drivers of built asset industry reform, while providing an investigation into the principles guiding the application of both within the construction industry.