Construction Innovation and Process Improvement

Contributors xi
<p>Part I Theory and Practice</p>
<p>Chapter 1.&nbsp;Construction Innovation and Process Improvement<br /> Akintola Akintoye, Jack S. Goulding and Girma Zawdie</p>
<p>1.1 Introduction 3</p>
<p>1.2 Innovation in Construction 4</p>
<p>1.3 Construction Innovation: Theory and Practice 7</p>
<p>1.4 Construction Innovation: Process Drivers 10</p>
<p>1.5 Construction Innovation: Future Technologies 13</p>
<p>1.6 Conclusion 15</p>
<p>Chapter 2. Construction Innovation through Change Management<br /> Girma Zawdie</p>
<p>2.1 Introduction 19</p>
<p>2.2 The Innovation Process: Evolution as a Systemic Phenomenon 21</p>
<p>2.3 Role of Culture as Challenge for Change Management and Innovation 27</p>
<p>2.4 General Framework for Change Management 32</p>
<p>2.5 Innovation in Construction 36</p>
<p>2.6 Conclusion 40</p>
<p>Chapter 3. Construction Innovation: Theory and Practice<br /> Martin G. Sexton and Shu–Ling Lu</p>
<p>3.1 Introduction 45</p>
<p>3.2 Definitional Debate on Innovation 45</p>
<p>3.3 Market–based, Resource–based and Balanced Perspectives on Innovation 47</p>
<p>3.4 Case Study of Innovation in a Small Construction Professional Service Firm 50</p>
<p>3.5 Conclusion 59</p>
<p>Chapter 4.&nbsp;Culture and Innovation<br /> Anita Liu and Richard Fellows</p>
<p>4.1 Introduction 63</p>
<p>4.2 Culture and Construction 64</p>
<p>4.3 Culture and Innovation 75</p>
<p>4.4 Factors Affecting Innovation 82</p>
<p>4.5 Conclusion 87</p>
<p>4.6 Acknowledgements 88</p>
<p>Chapter 5. &nbsp;Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Transfer for Sustainable Construction<br /> Emilia van Egmond</p>
<p>5.1 Introduction 95</p>
<p>5.2 Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Transfer Practices 97</p>
<p>5.3 Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Transfer in Construction 106</p>
<p>5.4 The Construction Innovation System 110</p>
<p>5.5 Technological Regime in Construction 112</p>
<p>5.6 Opportunities, Appropriation and Cumulative Effect of Innovation 113</p>
<p>5.7 Managing Innovation for Sustainable Construction: The Dutch Case 114</p>
<p>5.8 Conclusion 118</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Innovation and Value Delivery through Supply Chain Management<br /> Derek H.T. Walker</p>
<p>6.1 Introduction 125</p>
<p>6.2 Organisational Value 126</p>
<p>6.3 Value Generation and SCM 131</p>
<p>6.4 Emerging Supply Chain Management Issues 135</p>
<p>6.5 Case Study of Supply Chain Management Triggering Total Business Transformation 140</p>
<p>6.6 Conclusion 147</p>
<p>6.7 Acknowledgements 148</p>
<p>Part II Process Drivers</p>
<p>Chapter 7. Strategic Management in Construction<br /> Jack S. Goulding</p>
<p>7.1 Introduction 157</p>
<p>7.2 Construction Sector Dynamism and Drivers 158</p>
<p>7.3 Business Processes Redesign 159</p>
<p>7.4 Business Strategy 161</p>
<p>7.5 Business Performance Assessment 165</p>
<p>7.6 Strategy Development within Construction 169</p>
<p>7.7 Conclusion 175</p>
<p>Chapter 8. Risk Management in Planning for Process Improvement<br /> Oluwaseyi Awodele, Stephen Ogunlana and Graeme Bowles</p>
<p>8.1 Introduction 181</p>
<p>8.2 Process Improvement 183</p>
<p>8.3 Planning for Process Improvement 191</p>
<p>8.4 Risk and its Management 193</p>
<p>8.5 Integrating Risk Management into Planning for Process Improvement 202</p>
<p>8.6 Conclusion 204</p>
<p>Chapter 9. Modern Methods of Construction<br /> Wafaa Nadim</p>
<p>9.1 Introduction 209</p>
<p>9.2 The Need for Change 210</p>
<p>9.3 Modern Methods of Construction 212</p>
<p>9.4 Open Building Manufacturing ManuBuild Project 217</p>
<p>9.5 Offsite Production in the UK Construction Industry 220</p>
<p>9.6 Conclusion 227</p>
<p>Chapter&nbsp; 10. Construction Innovation through Knowledge Management<br /> Charles Egbu</p>
<p>10.1 Introduction 235</p>
<p>10.2 Knowledge and Knowledge Management Context and Definition 236</p>
<p>10.3 Knowledge Management and Innovations in Project Based Environments 238</p>
<p>10.4 Managing Knowledge in Construction: Challenges Facing Project Based Organisations 239</p>
<p>10.5 Knowledge Management Strategy Issues and Contexts 241</p>
<p>10.6 Knowledge Management Techniques and Technologies 242</p>
<p>10.7 Effective Knowledge Management Practices in Turbulent Economic and Market Conditions 245</p>
<p>10.8 Conclusion 247</p>
<p>Chapter 11. Innovation through Collaborative Procurement Strategy and Practices<br /> Akintola Akintoye and Jamie Main</p>
<p>11.1 Introduction 251</p>
<p>11.2 Construction Procurement and the Procurement Cycle 252</p>
<p>11.3 Procurement Strategies 253</p>
<p>11.4 Conventional Procurement Methods 254</p>
<p>11.5 Collaborative Procurement or Innovation Procurement Methods 259</p>
<p>11.6 Conclusion 271</p>
<p>Chapter 12. Concurrent Engineering in Construction<br /> Chimay J. Anumba and John M. Kamara</p>
<p>12.1 Introduction 277</p>
<p>12.2 The Concept of Concurrent Engineering 278</p>
<p>12.3 Implementation of CE 279</p>
<p>12.4 Benefits of Concurrent Engineering 281</p>
<p>12.5 CE in Construction 281</p>
<p>12.6 Critical Enablers of CE Adoption in the Construction Industry 286</p>
<p>12.7 Overcoming Barriers to CE Adoption 289</p>
<p>12.8 Benefits of CE to the Construction Industry 290</p>
<p>12.9 Conclusion 291</p>
<p>12.10 Acknowledgement 292</p>
<p>Chapter 13. Complexity Theory: Implications for the Built Environment</p>
<p>Mark D. Sharp</p>
<p>13.1 Introduction 297</p>
<p>13.2 Complexity Overview 297</p>
<p>13.3 Complexity in the Built Environment 301</p>
<p>13.4 Complexity in Organisations 302</p>
<p>13.5 Toolkits 303</p>
<p>13.6 Complex Innovation in Organisations 308</p>
<p>13.7 Conclusion 314</p>
<p>Part III Future Technologies</p>
<p>Chapter 14 Design Innovation: Advanced Visualisation Futures</p>
<p>Farzad Pour Rahimian</p>
<p>14.1 Introduction 321</p>
<p>14.2 Design Innovation and Existing Visualisation Tools 323</p>
<p>14.3 Cognitive Approach to Design 327</p>
<p>14.4 Virtual Reality Interfaces within Conceptual Architectural Design 329</p>
<p>14.5 Technical Implications for Developing Tangible Virtual Reality Design Interfaces 338</p>
<p>14.6 Conclusion 339</p>
<p>Chapter 15. Virtual Planning and Knowledge–based Decision Support<br /> Joseph H.M. Tah</p>
<p>15.1 Introduction 347</p>
<p>15.2 The Complex Nature of Construction Projects 348</p>
<p>15.3 Construction Planning and Virtual Prototyping 349</p>
<p>15.4 Building Information Modelling 351</p>
<p>15.5 Interoperability and Industry Foundation Classes 353</p>
<p>15.6 Knowledge–based Decision Support for Virtual Prototyping 354</p>
<p>15.7 The Promotion of Innovation through Virtual Planning in Practice 357</p>
<p>15.8 Conclusion 359</p>
<p>Chapter 16. E–readiness in Construction<br /> Eric Lou, Mustafa Alshawi and Jack S. Goulding</p>
<p>16.1 Challenges Facing the Construction Industry 363</p>
<p>16.2 Business Dynamics and Technology 365</p>
<p>16.3 Building ICT Capability 365</p>
<p>16.4 Business Process and ICT 366</p>
<p>16.5 People and ICT 367</p>
<p>16.6 Business Process and Implementation 369</p>
<p>16.7 E–readiness 370</p>
<p>16.8 Organisational E–readiness in Construction 372</p>
<p>16.9 Conclusion 378</p>
<p>Chapter Building Information Modelling<br /> Umit Isikdag, Jason Underwood and Murat Kuruoglu</p>
<p>17.1 Introduction 385</p>
<p>17.2 Background 387</p>
<p>17.3 A Case Study on the Implementation of BIM 391</p>
<p>17.4 Building Information Modelling in the UK 393</p>
<p>17.5 Innovation through BIM 399</p>
<p>17.6 Conclusion 403</p>
<p>Chapter 18. Industry Preparedness: Advanced Learning Paradigms for Exploitation<br /> Jack S. Goulding and Farzad Pour Rahimian</p>
<p>18.1 Introduction 409</p>
<p>18.2 Learning and Training Developments and Opportunities 410</p>
<p>18.3 Virtual Reality Systems 413</p>
<p>18.4 Case Study 415</p>
<p>18.5 Conclusion 427</p>
<p>18.6 Acknowledgements 428</p>
<p>Index 435</p>