Industrial revolution (IR) 4.0 in construction engineering education: a bibliometric analysis

Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) is a high technology digitization to enhance communication networks, organization and management, as well as production and processes across industries. The rate of changes and its convergence towards IR 4.0 would require new talent, knowledge and skills for current and future generations to retain and generate new workforces. As technology in the construction industry is evolving at a fast pace, the current teaching-learning syllabus and pedagogy should transform accordingly to accommodate future job requirements. Due to the rawness of this concept in the construction industry and to its education, this study aims to explore the state of the art as well as the state of practice of IR 4.0 and Education 4.0 from the perspective of construction engineering. Therefore, a systematic review was conducted to analyze the relevant research papers related to IR 4.0 and Education 4.0 within the Scopus database, ranging from year 2011 until present. A bibliometric analysis has been outlined following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta- Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Findings from this study would provide a thorough understanding on the past efforts in advancing the construction engineering education aspect, subsequently highlighting gaps to be filled for future endeavors, particularly in equipping the construction engineering education for IR 4.0

BIM-Lean relationship assessment framework: A conceptual establishment

The construction industry is seeking ways to reduce waste (material and production related process waste) to improve productivity and efficiency. Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean are two vital innovations for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation (AECO) industry used in the industry to improve aspects of productivity and efficiency. BIM has been used to generate and compare designs to ensure optimum use of resources, reduce design time, improve collaboration between stakeholders, and reduce errors in design and construction. On the other hand, the main agenda of Lean is to reduce (both material and production process) waste, increase value, and thrive for continuous improvement. In the construction industry, BIM and Lean have been mostly used in isolation. However, studies suggest that BIM and Lean have mutual relationships and are complementary to achieve each other’s objectives. To do so, it is very crucial to understand the mechanism behind the relationship and the interaction between BIM and Lean. Informed analysis and understanding of the mutual relationship would help construction management decision-makers to achieve the utmost benefits from the implementation of these two drivers. However, previous studies have explored BIM and Lean relationships, but limited studies were done to support construction management decision-makers in identifying relevant BIM functions to enable Lean or to identify relevant Lean principles to support BIM. Therefore, this paper aims to represent a conceptual BIM-Lean relationship assessment framework by using Design Science Research methodology to identify and measure the relationship between BIM and Lean to support construction management decision-maker

Relação entre construção enxuta e sustentabilidade

A mentalidade enxuta e a sustentabilidade aplicadas à construção possuem como objetivo, respectivamente, mitigar desperdícios produtivos e diminuir os impactos negativos do setor. Pesquisas recentes afirmam que a aplicação em conjunto dos dois conceitos pode gerar interações e sinergias. O presente trabalho tem o objetivo de identificar como a construção enxuta e a sustentabilidade se relacionam e descrever esse relacionamento por seus pontos sinérgicos, pelas interações negativas e por outros conhecimentos relevantes. Para isso, o método de revisão sistemática da literatura foi utilizado, e sua execução resultou na seleção de 59 artigos para análises bibliométricas e qualitativas. Os artigos foram agrupados e classificados em seis focos de estudo. Os resultados bibliométricos indicam que o tema ganhou importância nos últimos cinco anos, tendo os Estados Unidos e o Brasil como maiores contribuidores. Já a análise qualitativa indica que a relação entre as abordagens é sinérgica, principalmente no sentido da construção enxuta para a sustentabilidade, e que a relação pode se fortalecer pelo alinhamento de conceitos de valor e desperdício. Conclui-se que, apesar de já existirem casos de integração de práticas e ferramentas, ainda há necessidade de estudos para o aprofundamento no tema