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A. Crowley, "Construction as a Manufacturing Process", in B. Kumar, A. Retik, (Editors), "Information Representation and Delivery in Civil and Structural Engineering Design", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 85-91, 1996. doi:10.4203/ccp.36.4.3

Abstract

The paper discusses how Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) may be applied to the construction industry. In this context, the paper will examine the concepts of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) and Lean Production, and question the relevance of these techniques to construction. The objective of the paper is to show that construction can, and should, be viewed as a manufacturing process.

Much of the discussion is derived from the author's work on the Eureka CIMsteel Project - a Pan-European research project concerned with the application of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) technology to the European Constructional Steelwork Industry.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 36 INFORMATION REPRESENTATION AND DELIVERY IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN Edited by: B. Kumar and A. Retik Paper IV.3 Construction as a Manufacturing Process A. Crowley Civil Engineering Department, Leeds University, United Kingdom doi:10.4203/ccp.36.4.3 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper A. Crowley, "Construction as a Manufacturing Process", in B. Kumar, A. Retik, (Editors), "Information Representation and Delivery in Civil and Structural Engineering Design", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 85-91, 1996. doi:10.4203/ccp.36.4.3 Abstract The paper discusses how Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) may be applied to the construction industry. In this context, the paper will examine the concepts of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) and Lean Production, and question the relevance of these techniques to construction. The objective of the paper is to show that construction can, and should, be viewed as a manufacturing process. Much of the discussion is derived from the author's work on the Eureka CIMsteel Project - a Pan-European research project concerned with the application of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) technology to the European Constructional Steelwork Industry. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £60 +P&P)
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