Construction Innovation and Process Improvement

Akintola Akintoye, Professor of Construction Economics and Management, Dean of School of Built and Natural Environment, University of Central Lancashire, UK; Joint Editor of Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, Joint Coordinator of CIB TG72: Public Private Partnerships Jack Goulding, Professor of Construction Project Management, University of Central Lancashire, UK, Joint Editor of Journal of Construction Innovation, Joint Coordinator of CIB TG74: New Production and Business Models in ConstructionGirma Zawdie Senior Lecturer in Innovation Management & Policy and International Development at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK; Joint Editor of International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development

“There is, however, enough information within the contents to provide students with a useful starting point for their research, essentially a good resource book.”  (Construction Management and Economics, 24 November 2012)

• Contributors xi Part I Theory and PracticeChapter 1. Construction Innovation and Process ImprovementAkintola Akintoye, Jack S. Goulding and Girma Zawdie1.1 Introduction 31.2 Innovation in Construction 41.3 Construction Innovation: Theory and Practice 71.4 Construction Innovation: Process Drivers 101.5 Construction Innovation: Future Technologies 131.6 Conclusion 15Chapter 2. Construction Innovation through Change ManagementGirma Zawdie2.1 Introduction 192.2 The Innovation Process: Evolution as a Systemic Phenomenon 212.3 Role of Culture as Challenge for Change Management and Innovation 272.4 General Framework for Change Management 322.5 Innovation in Construction 362.6 Conclusion 40Chapter 3. Construction Innovation: Theory and PracticeMartin G. Sexton and Shu-Ling Lu3.1 Introduction 453.2 Definitional Debate on Innovation 453.3 Market-based, Resource-based and Balanced Perspectives on Innovation 473.4 Case Study of Innovation in a Small Construction Professional Service Firm 503.5 Conclusion 59Chapter 4. Culture and InnovationAnita Liu and Richard Fellows4.1 Introduction 634.2 Culture and Construction 644.3 Culture and Innovation 754.4 Factors Affecting Innovation 824.5 Conclusion 874.6 Acknowledgements 88Chapter 5.  Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Transfer for Sustainable ConstructionEmilia van Egmond5.1 Introduction 955.2 Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Transfer Practices 975.3 Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Transfer in Construction 1065.4 The Construction Innovation System 1105.5 Technological Regime in Construction 1125.6 Opportunities, Appropriation and Cumulative Effect of Innovation 1135.7 Managing Innovation for Sustainable Construction: The Dutch Case 1145.8 Conclusion 118Chapter 6 Innovation and Value Delivery through Supply Chain ManagementDerek H.T. Walker6.1 Introduction 1256.2 Organisational Value 1266.3 Value Generation and SCM 1316.4 Emerging Supply Chain Management Issues 1356.5 Case Study of Supply Chain Management Triggering Total Business Transformation 1406.6 Conclusion 1476.7 Acknowledgements 148Part II Process DriversChapter 7. Strategic Management in ConstructionJack S. Goulding7.1 Introduction 1577.2 Construction Sector Dynamism and Drivers 1587.3 Business Processes Redesign 1597.4 Business Strategy 1617.5 Business Performance Assessment 1657.6 Strategy Development within Construction 1697.7 Conclusion 175Chapter 8. Risk Management in Planning for Process ImprovementOluwaseyi Awodele, Stephen Ogunlana and Graeme Bowles8.1 Introduction 1818.2 Process Improvement 1838.3 Planning for Process Improvement 1918.4 Risk and its Management 1938.5 Integrating Risk Management into Planning for Process Improvement 2028.6 Conclusion 204Chapter 9. Modern Methods of ConstructionWafaa Nadim9.1 Introduction 2099.2 The Need for Change 2109.3 Modern Methods of Construction 2129.4 Open Building Manufacturing – ManuBuild Project 2179.5 Offsite Production in the UK Construction Industry 2209.6 Conclusion 227Chapter  10. Construction Innovation through Knowledge ManagementCharles Egbu10.1 Introduction 23510.2 Knowledge and Knowledge Management – Context and Definition 23610.3 Knowledge Management and Innovations in Project Based Environments 23810.4 Managing Knowledge in Construction: Challenges Facing Project Based Organisations 23910.5 Knowledge Management Strategy – Issues and Contexts 24110.6 Knowledge Management Techniques and Technologies 24210.7 Effective Knowledge Management Practices in Turbulent Economic and Market Conditions 24510.8 Conclusion 247Chapter 11. Innovation through Collaborative Procurement Strategy and PracticesAkintola Akintoye and Jamie Main11.1 Introduction 25111.2 Construction Procurement and the Procurement Cycle 25211.3 Procurement Strategies 25311.4 Conventional Procurement Methods 25411.5 Collaborative Procurement or Innovation Procurement Methods 25911.6 Conclusion 271Chapter 12. Concurrent Engineering in ConstructionChimay J. Anumba and John M. Kamara12.1 Introduction 27712.2 The Concept of Concurrent Engineering 27812.3 Implementation of CE 27912.4 Benefits of Concurrent Engineering 28112.5 CE in Construction 28112.6 Critical Enablers of CE Adoption in the Construction Industry 28612.7 Overcoming Barriers to CE Adoption 28912.8 Benefits of CE to the Construction Industry 29012.9 Conclusion 29112.10 Acknowledgement 292Chapter 13. Complexity Theory: Implications for the Built EnvironmentMark D. Sharp13.1 Introduction 29713.2 Complexity Overview 29713.3 Complexity in the Built Environment 30113.4 Complexity in Organisations 30213.5 Toolkits 30313.6 Complex Innovation in Organisations 30813.7 Conclusion 314Part III Future TechnologiesChapter 14 Design Innovation: Advanced Visualisation FuturesFarzad Pour Rahimian14.1 Introduction 32114.2 Design Innovation and Existing Visualisation Tools 32314.3 Cognitive Approach to Design 32714.4 Virtual Reality Interfaces within Conceptual Architectural Design 32914.5 Technical Implications for Developing Tangible Virtual Reality Design Interfaces 33814.6 Conclusion 339Chapter 15. Virtual Planning and Knowledge-based Decision SupportJoseph H.M. Tah15.1 Introduction 34715.2 The Complex Nature of Construction Projects 34815.3 Construction Planning and Virtual Prototyping 34915.4 Building Information Modelling 35115.5 Interoperability and Industry Foundation Classes 35315.6 Knowledge-based Decision Support for Virtual Prototyping 35415.7 The Promotion of Innovation through Virtual Planning in Practice 35715.8 Conclusion 359Chapter 16. E-readiness in ConstructionEric Lou, Mustafa Alshawi and Jack S. Goulding16.1 Challenges Facing the Construction Industry 36316.2 Business Dynamics and Technology 36516.3 Building ICT Capability 36516.4 Business Process and ICT 36616.5 People and ICT 36716.6 Business Process and Implementation 36916.7 E-readiness 37016.8 Organisational E-readiness in Construction 37216.9 Conclusion 378Chapter Building Information ModellingUmit Isikdag, Jason Underwood and Murat Kuruoglu17.1 Introduction 38517.2 Background 38717.3 A Case Study on the Implementation of BIM 39117.4 Building Information Modelling in the UK 39317.5 Innovation through BIM 39917.6 Conclusion 403Chapter 18. Industry Preparedness: Advanced Learning Paradigms for ExploitationJack S. Goulding and Farzad Pour Rahimian18.1 Introduction 40918.2 Learning and Training Developments and Opportunities 41018.3 Virtual Reality Systems 41318.4 Case Study 41518.5 Conclusion 42718.6 Acknowledgements 428Index 435