Capital projects often suffer from significant cost overruns and schedule delays. These issues are frequently caused by poor early alignment, fragmented communication, and a lack of understanding of how production flows impact project performance, leading to high-stress environments and jeopardized profits. Therefore, this study showcases how a Hospital project i ...
Industrialized construction (IC) means many things to many people. It is a concept that has been rediscovered time and again. In recent years, interest in IC has been sparked anew thanks to the promise of increasingly affordable automation, readily available cloud computing, and AI driving innovation in our industry. While jumping on the bandwagon now may be more ...
This paper investigates how variability in the scope of construction work packages—particularly size-based differences in arrival and service times—affects project performance metrics like completion time, work-in-process (WIP), and cycle time (CT). Using discrete event simulation (DES), the study compares traditional M/M/1 queue behavior with more realistic prod ...
Capital projects consistently underperform despite advancements in planning, digital tools, and enterprise reporting. One key contributor is the continued reliance of conventional metrics, originally designed for administrative oversight, to manage and control production. These metrics fail to reflect the true nature of execution: variability, flow, bottlenecks, ...
Timely and accurate wastewater chemical testing in wastewater treatment plants is essential to confirm compliance with environmental standards and to correct operational problems. In China, trained laboratory analysts manually perform the sampling and testing tasks required by regulations. However, with increasingly stringent environmental regulations and growing ...
As the construction industry faces compounded challenges—labor shortages, rising material costs, inefficient supply chains, and the climate crisis—mass timber emerges as a compelling solution. Mass timber, as a forestry product, provides a sustainable solution to supply chain challenges and tariff impacts in construction. Produced off-site, it reduces labor, shor ...
A good project plan is not a guarantee for success, but a bad project plan is always a guarantee for failure. Effective project planning relies on a combination of activity-based (work breakdown structures, critical path analyses, etc.) and object-based (flow, critical chain, advanced work packaging, etc.) approaches. However, a critical yet often-overlooked chal ...
Addressing society’s evolving needs requires tackling interconnected issues – climate change, resource depletion, pollution, and biodiversity loss – simultaneously. The built environment’s longevity and interdependence demand strategic, long-term, and integrated governance. Yet siloed structures in government, regulation, and industry, along with fragmented data, ...
