TY - JOUR
T1 - Organisational structures to support concurrent engineering in construction
AU - Anumba, Chimay J.
AU - Baugh, Catherine
AU - Khalfan, Malik M.A.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The construction industry is plagued by fragmentation of the functions carried out by the various disciplines involved in a project, particularly between the design and construction teams. Concurrent engineering (CE) is seen as a possible means of overcoming this problem. However, for the use of CE to produce the desired benefits, various issues have to be addressed, one of which is the use of appropriate organisational structures. To this effect, this paper explores organisational structures for the implementation of CE in the construction industry. It does so by first reviewing the main principles of, and issues concerning, CE and organisational structures, and by examining the structures which have been proposed for CE by researchers and those which have been used by manufacturing companies in their implementation of CE. By taking into account the peculiarities of the construction industry, this information is used, in conjunction with the results of case studies of companies within the industry, to suggest suitable types of corporate and project level organisational structures to support CE.
AB - The construction industry is plagued by fragmentation of the functions carried out by the various disciplines involved in a project, particularly between the design and construction teams. Concurrent engineering (CE) is seen as a possible means of overcoming this problem. However, for the use of CE to produce the desired benefits, various issues have to be addressed, one of which is the use of appropriate organisational structures. To this effect, this paper explores organisational structures for the implementation of CE in the construction industry. It does so by first reviewing the main principles of, and issues concerning, CE and organisational structures, and by examining the structures which have been proposed for CE by researchers and those which have been used by manufacturing companies in their implementation of CE. By taking into account the peculiarities of the construction industry, this information is used, in conjunction with the results of case studies of companies within the industry, to suggest suitable types of corporate and project level organisational structures to support CE.
KW - Construction industry
KW - Organizational structure
KW - Simultaneous engineering
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036338256&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/02635570210428294
DO - 10.1108/02635570210428294
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036338256
SN - 0263-5577
VL - 102
SP - 260
EP - 270
JO - Industrial Management and Data Systems
JF - Industrial Management and Data Systems
IS - 5
ER -