13th PREBEM

conference - Amsterdam
LITERATURE REVIEW OF ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF PRE-PLANNED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

JESPER KRANKER LARSEN

PH.D. STUDENT
INTRODUCTION &
BACKGROUND
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• CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY´S FOCUS ON PREPLANNING
• IMPROVED QUALITY, COST AND PROJECT DURATION.
• ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES BY PREPLANNING.

• PAPER AIM: REVIEW GAPS IN THE LITERATURE FOR STUDY

• EXPERIENCE WITH PREPLANNING IN CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS AND PROCESSES.
• RELATION BETWEEN PREPLANNING STIMULATE USE OF
PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS.
• OBTAIN FINDING´S AND PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE TO GAPS.

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THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AALBORG UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH
METHOD
• 3 STAGES SEARCH STRING RESEARCH METHOD. THIS IS A
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INPUT STAGE: CIRCLE
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• BRAINSTORMING 5 SIMPLE KEYW ORDS.
• BASIC SEARCH AT WEB OF KNOW LEDGE.
• 6 IDENTIFIED KEYW ORDS  9 BASIC SEARCH STRINGS.
• INITIAL SEARCH AT WEB OF KNOWLEDGE.
• 15 IDENTIFIED KEYW ORDS  14 ADVANCED SEARCH STRINGS.
• MAIN SEARCH ON WEB OF KNOWLEDGE, SPRINGERLINK ELSEVIER AND
SCIVERSE.
PROCESSING STAGE:
• EXCLUSION (TITLE), INCLUSION (ABSTRACT).
• SORTED IN A, B AND C PAPERS.
• FORW ARD, BACKWARD SEARCH ON A -PAPERS.
OUTPUT STAGE:
• THEME CATEGORIZE A-PAPERS.
• WRITE THE THEMES.

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THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AALBORG UNIVERSITY
LITTERATURE
REVIEW
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• GLOBAL CHALLENGE 5 CONTINENTS, 20 NATIONS. WITH TEXT

• PROJECT SCOPE CHANGES INCREASE COST AND SCHEDULE.

• ABILITY TO MANAGE SCOPE CHANGES DETERMINE THE SUCCESS.

PLANNING AND SCHEDULING:

• POSITIVE IMPACT ON EFFORT SPEND ON PREPLANNING AND COST
PERFORMANCE.
• REDUCE RISK AND BUDGET 10 -15%, IMPROVE QUALITY 5-10%.

PRE-ASSEMBLY CONSTRUCTION:
• MIXED PRE-ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS AND COMPUTER -AIDED DESIGN
• REDUCE TIME AND COST.
• STABLE PROCESSES LESS “FIRE FIGHTING MANAGEMENT”.
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THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AALBORG UNIVERSITY
LITTERATURE
REVIEW
PRODUCTIVITY: THIS IS A
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• PRODUCTIVITY CALCULATIONS AT MACRO LEVEL IS UNRELIABLE. CIRCLE
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• FOCUS ON PLANNING, CONTROL AND RISK IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY.

• IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY BY REDUCED WEIGHT, AND BUILD ABILITY.

RISK PLANNING:
• RISK TOOLS ARE A COMBINATION OF POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL,
TECHNOLOGICAL, LEGAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.
• A BUSINESS CULTURE WITH A INDUSTRIAL CONTEXT TO MANAGE RISK.

TECHNOLOGY:
• NO EVIDENCE, CONSTRUCTION IS WORSE / BETTER THAN
MANUFACTURING TO INNOVATE AND PERFORM.

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THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AALBORG UNIVERSITY
DISCUSSION &
CONCLUSION
EXPERIENCE WITH PREPLANNING IN CONSTRUCTIO
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AND PROCESSES. WITH TEXT

• LINEAR POSITIVE IMPACT TO IMPROVE COST AND

QUALITY, AND REDUCE DURATION AND RISK IN PROCESS.
RELATION BETWEEN PREPLANNING STIMULATE USE OF
PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS.
• NOT FOUND, BUT ADVANTAGES BY OFFSITE
CONSTRUCTION BY STIMULATING THE PREPLANNING
PROCESS BY LESS FIRE FIGHTING MANAGEMENT.
OBTAIN FINDING´S AND PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE TO GAPS.
• FOUND RELEVANT RESULTS FOR INDICATING THAT
PREPLANNING HAVE SEVERAL ADVANTAGES TO
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
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THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AALBORG UNIVERSITY
FURTHER
RESEARCH
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TREND ANALYSIS OF THEMES SUCH AS:
• PLANNING AND SCHEDULING.
• COST AND SCHEDULING INCREASE.
• PRE-ASSEMBLY CONSTRUCTION.
TO FIND THE GAP WITH MOST IMPACT TO IMPROVE THE
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.

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THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AALBORG UNIVERSITY
PH.D. STUDENT JESPER KRANKER LARSEN
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