Information flow optimization in construction design projects based on DSM

The information-intensive and interdisciplinary iterative nature of construction design projects makes it hard to plan and schedule using traditional tools. This results in inevitable rework and time waste in design process. The DSM method can handle sequential, parallel, in addition to coupled acti...

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Published in2009 International Conference on Management Science and Engineering pp. 1994 - 1999
Main Authors Cai Yi-ping, Peng Zheng-guang, You Jian-xin
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2009
Subjects
Conference management
construction design projects
Design engineering
Design optimization
DSM
Energy management
Engineering management
information flow
optimization
Optimization methods
Power generation economics
Process design
Project management
Technology management
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Summary:The information-intensive and interdisciplinary iterative nature of construction design projects makes it hard to plan and schedule using traditional tools. This results in inevitable rework and time waste in design process. The DSM method can handle sequential, parallel, in addition to coupled activities, and thus to optimize information flow in construction design project. In this article, a quantitative algorithm has been developed to determine information dependence among design activities with sensitivity and variability among them based on Euclidean distance formula. A new kind of DSM optimization method is proposed to optimize information flow among design activities with decomposition and integration. The main objective is to optimize the planning of design projects, and therefore shorten the project duration. Finally, the optimization method is applied to a construction design project, and it shortens the design period by 33%.
ISBN:9781424439706
1424439701
ISSN:2155-1847
DOI:10.1109/ICMSE.2009.5317687