Integrating BIM with Lean Construction approach: Functional requirements and production management software

• Published in: Automation in construction Vol. 132; p. 103969
• Main Authors: Schimanski, Christoph Paul, Pradhan, Nissim Lal, Chaltsev, Dmitry, Pasetti Monizza, Gabriele, Matt, Dominik T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.12.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: BIM-Lean synergy; Building Information Modeling (BIM); Construction management; Construction sites; Data processing; Industry 4.0; Last Planner System; Lean Construction; Management methods; Production management; Prototypes; Software; Last Planner System; Building Information Modeling (BIM); Industry 4.0; BIM-Lean synergy; Lean Construction
• ISSN: 0926-5805; 1872-7891
• DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103969

•A production management system based on BIM-Lean synergies is transferred into functional requirements for software implementation.•Existing BIM-Lean IT-tools are briefly analyzed and the need for a new software system is derived.•A functioning web application prototype that implements the functional requirements is introduced.•Findings from prototype demonstrations to domain experts are presented. “BeaM!” is a production management system that aims at supporting a BIM-integrated application of Lean Construction Management methods on construction sites. In particular, an advanced variant of the Last Planner System is integrated with BIM information on data processing level. This paper transfers the theoretical concepts of the “BeaM!” production management system into functional requirements for software implementation. The functional requirements are introduced along with a set of use cases and actors. Furthermore, a first prototype built using these functional requirements is presented. The prototype has been demonstrated to and evaluated by a total of 20 domain experts from practice to evaluate the prototype and its underlying functional requirements. Following a Design Science Research approach, the evaluation is focused on practical utility and applicability of the prototype. Findings as obtained from the demonstrations and expert interviews are presented and future development directions are outlined in this paper.