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Streamlining a Design, Manufacture, and Fitting Workflow Within a UK Fit-Out SME: A BIM Implementation Case Study

Streamlining a Design, Manufacture, and Fitting Workflow Within a UK Fit-Out SME: A BIM Implementation Case Study

Jason Underwood, Mark Shelbourn, Andrew Fleming, James Heywood, Ian Roberts
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781522556251|ISBN10: 1522556257|EISBN13: 9781522556268
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5625-1.ch010
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Underwood, Jason, et al. "Streamlining a Design, Manufacture, and Fitting Workflow Within a UK Fit-Out SME: A BIM Implementation Case Study." Contemporary Strategies and Approaches in 3-D Information Modeling, edited by Bimal Kumar, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 242-266. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5625-1.ch010

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Underwood, J., Shelbourn, M., Fleming, A., Heywood, J., & Roberts, I. (2018). Streamlining a Design, Manufacture, and Fitting Workflow Within a UK Fit-Out SME: A BIM Implementation Case Study. In B. Kumar (Ed.), Contemporary Strategies and Approaches in 3-D Information Modeling (pp. 242-266). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5625-1.ch010

Chicago

Underwood, Jason, et al. "Streamlining a Design, Manufacture, and Fitting Workflow Within a UK Fit-Out SME: A BIM Implementation Case Study." In Contemporary Strategies and Approaches in 3-D Information Modeling, edited by Bimal Kumar, 242-266. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5625-1.ch010

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Abstract

A 30-month project is presented that is enabled through a knowledge transfer partnership government-funded initiative between the University of Salford and Links FF&E – a design, manufacture, and fit-out SME in the UK. The project is aiming to implement BIM as a catalyst for a lean transformation to streamline processes and operations through the adoption of a case study methodology on a design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) BIM implementation at Links FF&E. The findings highlight that the challenges for SMEs adopting disruptive technology could be mitigated with a business case that considers the changes on organizational processes and workflows by embedding technologies within the company with the focus on eliminating waste in the processes and adding value.

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