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http://dx.doi.org/10.13161/kibim.2018.8.3.031

Empirical Evaluation of BIM Coordinator Performance using Queuing Model in Construction Phase  

Ham, Nam-Hyuk (한양사이버대학교 디지털건축도시공학과)
Yuh, Ok-Kyung (한양사이버대학교 디지털건축도시공학과)
Ji, Kyu-Hyun (한양사이버대학교 디지털건축도시공학과)
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Journal of KIBIM / v.8, no.3, 2018 , pp. 31-42 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study focuses on the BIM request for information(RFI) processing performance and quantitatively analyzes the performance of the BIM coordinator and the loss due to the waiting of the project participants. For these purposes, a method to quantitatively evaluate the performance of the BIM coordinator was proposed using a queueing model. For the verification, two projects in which BIM was applied in the construction phase were selected, and the BIM RFI data were collected through the analysis of the BIM monthly report and BIM coordinator work log of each project. In addition, the BIM input personnel, labor cost, and productivity data were collected through interviews with the experts of the case projects. The analysis of the BIM RFI processing performance of the BIM coordinator using the queueing model exhibited on a probabilistic basis that the waiting status of the project participants could vary depending on the preliminary BIM application to the design verification as well as the input number and level of the BIM coordinator personnel. In addition, the loss cost due to the waiting of the project participants was analyzed using the number of BIM RFIs waiting to be processed in the queueing system. Finally, the economic feasibility analysis for the optimal BIM coordinator input was performed considering the loss cost. The results of this study can be used to make decisions about the optimal BIM coordinator input and can provide grounds for the BIM return on investment (ROI) analysis considering the waiting cost of the project participants.
Keywords
BIM coordinator; Performance Evaluation; Queueing Model; Waiting Cost; RFI(Request for Information);
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