BIM-enabled Kanban system in construction logistics for real-time demand reporting and pull replenishment

PurposeThe unstable labor productivity and periodic planning method cause barriers to improving construction logistics management. This paper aims to explore a demand-driven mechanism for efficient construction logistics planning to record the material consumption, report the real-time demand and tr...

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Published inEngineering, construction, and architectural management Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. 3069 - 3096
Main Authors Zeng, Ningshuang, Ye, Xuling, Liu, Yan, König, Markus
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 25.07.2024
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects
Building information modeling
Construction industry
Construction management
Demand
Design analysis
Information management
Just in time
Kanbans
Literature reviews
Logistics
Logistics management
Manufacturing
Monitoring
Planning
Productivity
Real time
Replenishment
Supply chains
Systems design
Lean construction
Kanban
Building information modeling (BIM)
Construction logistics
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Summary:PurposeThe unstable labor productivity and periodic planning method cause barriers to improving construction logistics management. This paper aims to explore a demand-driven mechanism for efficient construction logistics planning to record the material consumption, report the real-time demand and trigger material replenishment from off-site to on-site, which is aided by Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the Kanban technique.Design/methodology/approachThis paper follows the design science research (DSR) principles to propose a system of designing and applying Kanban batch with 4D BIM for construction logistics planning and monitoring. Prototype development with comparative simulation experiments of a river remediation project is conducted to analyze the conventional and Kanban-triggered supply. Two-staged industrial interviews are conducted to guide and evaluate the system design.FindingsThe proposed BIM-enabled Kanban system enables construction managers and suppliers to better set integrated on- and off-site targets, report real-time demands and conduct collaborative planning and monitoring. The simulation results present significant site storage and schedule savings applying the BIM-enabled Kanban system. Feedback and constructive suggestions from practitioners are collected via interviews and analyzed for further development.Originality/valueThis paper brings to the limelight the benefits of implementing BIM-enabled demand-driven replenishment to remove waste from the material flow. This paper combines lean production theory with advanced information technology to solve construction logistics management problems.
ISSN:0969-9988
1365-232X
DOI:10.1108/ECAM-01-2022-0036