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INNOVATION IN JAPAN'S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - PERCEPTIONS OF CLIENTS AND CONTRACTORS

  • Alexander Pichura
    • 국제학술발표논문집
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    • The 1th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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    • pp.875-880
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    • 2005
  • This paper represents a partial outcome of a doctoral research undertaken at the University of Tokyo, Japan. The doctoral research looked on the phenomenology of innovation and its implications for the construction industry in Japan. This paper focuses on the perception of innovation by major Japanese construction clients and major Japanese construction firms. Among construction researchers innovation is a popular topic and no conference will miss covering the issue. After a period of very critical judgment on the ability of the construction sector to innovate and partially even frustration on the inflexibility of the sector, a much more positive attitude was taken. At present, most construction researchers would agree that the construction sector clearly is very innovative. That stands in contrast with how construction practitioners perceive their own sector. This paper presents the results of and empirical research in how construction clients and contractors in Japan perceive the issue of innovation. In fact the perceptions differ largely and give interesting insights on particularities of the Japanese construction sector and on the mismatch of clients and contractors perceptions.

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Assessing Awareness, Understanding, Construction Practices and Innovation towards Green Construction

  • Zaini, Afzan Ahmad;Endut, Intan Rohani
    • 국제학술발표논문집
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    • The 6th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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    • pp.518-522
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    • 2015
  • Green Construction is the construction activities that conserved energy, land, water and material to reduce the negative effect to the environment while assuring essential demand on quality and safety during project construction. This paper critically examine the contribution of awareness and understanding, green construction practices and green construction innovation with the green construction benefits. A measurement model based on the theoretical framework and exploratory factor analysis was developed and tested using structural equation modelling technique. This study employs a survey research methodology involving a total of 346 respondents among construction contractors, developers, clients and consultants in the construction industry. The findings indicate that the awareness and understanding, green construction practices and green construction innovation are significant predictors of the green construction benefits. From the practical perspective, the findings should alert the construction participants on the need of awareness and understanding, green construction practices and green construction innovation towards the green construction benefits. In addition, the findings can be used as diagnostic tool for continuous improvements in the Malaysian construction industry.

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Innovation Culture and Process in Mediating Human Capital Supply Chain on Firm Performance

  • MUAFI, Muafi;SISWANTI, Yuni;DIHARTO, Awan Kostrad;SALSABIL, Imanirrahma
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • 제7권9호
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    • pp.593-602
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the effect of human capital supply chain on the firm performance mediated by innovation culture and innovation process on small- and medium-sized construction enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia. A survey has been distributed to all construction SMEs that have direct involvement in construction work (contractors and subcontractors). The construction SMEs including medium- and small-scale construction services in three Provinces, namely, the special region of Yogyakarta, East Java, and Central Java. Through purposive sampling technique, primary data is collected by giving a questionnaire to the owner/manager of construction SMEs. The target sample in this study was 200 respondents who have been operating for a minimum of two years. 154 valid questionnaires could be processed. Data analysis uses structural equation modeling with AMOS 24. The results of the study conclude that there is a positive effect on human capital supply chain on firm performance mediated by innovation culture and innovation process, while innovation culture does not affect firm performance. In sum, the innovation culture mediates the relationship between human capital supply chain and firm performance, and the innovation process mediates the relationship between human capital supply chain and firm performance.

공공 발주자 혁신프로그램 전략 및 성과 분석 - 미국 GSA Construction Excellence 프로그램을 중심으로 - (Innovation and Achievements in Public Construction Clients - Lessons Learned from GSA Construction Excellence Program -)

  • 김한수;정희옥
    • 한국건설관리학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국건설관리학회 2003년도 학술대회지
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    • pp.394-397
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    • 2003
  • 현재 한국 건설산업은 미래지향적인 혁신을 필요로 하고 있다. 건설산업의 혁신과 효율성 및 생산성 향상을 모색하기 위한 다양한 주제 중 본 연구에서는 발주자 혁신 노력에 초점을 두고 있다. 그 주된 이유는 건설생산의 효율성과 생산성은 궁극적으로 발주자치 역량과 효율성에 의해 결정되기 때문이다. 본 연구는 미국 GSA(General Services Administration)의 Construction Excellence 프로그램을 추진 배경, 추진 전략 및 성과 등의 관점에서 분석하고 이 혁신 프로그램이 주고 있는 교훈과 시사점을 발굴하고자하는 목적으로 수행되었으며 공공 발주자의 자각, 민간주체와의 파트너십, Best Practice 발굴 및 실천, 성과측정 등이 주요 키워드로 분석되었다.

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기술혁신을 위한 건설자동화의 현재와 미래 (Today and Tomorrow of Construction Automation for Technological Innovation)

  • 이준복;김영석
    • 한국건설관리학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국건설관리학회 2001년도 학술대회지
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    • pp.193-200
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    • 2001
  • Technology innovation is critical for the construction industry in order to stay competitive in the global market for the 21st century. It is obvious that construction automation and robotics is an emerging topic for technological innovation. This paper reviews the construction automation and robotics R&D projects successfully performed by Japan, the United States, and European countries as well as Korea, and discusses current trends and future. Four issues are proposed in order to expedite the innovative construction automation technologies.

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혁신 교수법을 적용한 건축시공 학습용 애플리케이션 개발 방안 (Application Development Plan for Building Construction Courses Applied with Innovation Teaching Methods)

  • 김성빈;조민진;김재엽
    • 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국건축시공학회 2020년도 가을 학술논문 발표대회
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    • pp.121-122
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    • 2020
  • Universities that offer architectural engineering programs in Korea are making efforts to introduce innovation teaching methods to cultivate teamwork, creativity, flexibility of thought and practical skills needed for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. However, there is a lack of specific measures to support them. In this regard, this study investigated a method of application development for building construction courses applied with the innovation teaching methods. It mainly focused on 'improvement directions for existing learning management systems' and 'online learning support plans using the innovation teaching method' as research contents. It is expected that these improvement directions can be applied to the field of education through the development of mobile and web-based applications. In the follow-up research, the development of specific software for field application will be carried out.

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AprilTag and Stereo Visual Inertial Odometry (A-SVIO) based Mobile Assets Localization at Indoor Construction Sites

  • Khalid, Rabia;Khan, Muhammad;Anjum, Sharjeel;Park, Junsung;Lee, Doyeop;Park, Chansik
    • 국제학술발표논문집
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    • The 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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    • pp.344-352
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    • 2022
  • Accurate indoor localization of construction workers and mobile assets is essential in safety management. Existing positioning methods based on GPS, wireless, vision, or sensor based RTLS are erroneous or expensive in large-scale indoor environments. Tightly coupled sensor fusion mitigates these limitations. This research paper proposes a state-of-the-art positioning methodology, addressing the existing limitations, by integrating Stereo Visual Inertial Odometry (SVIO) with fiducial landmarks called AprilTags. SVIO determines the relative position of the moving assets or workers from the initial starting point. This relative position is transformed to an absolute position when AprilTag placed at various entry points is decoded. The proposed solution is tested on the NVIDIA ISAAC SIM virtual environment, where the trajectory of the indoor moving forklift is estimated. The results show accurate localization of the moving asset within any indoor or underground environment. The system can be utilized in various use cases to increase productivity and improve safety at construction sites, contributing towards 1) indoor monitoring of man machinery coactivity for collision avoidance and 2) precise real-time knowledge of who is doing what and where.

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기술의 사회적 구성과 기술학습의 상호작용에 관한 시론적 고찰 (An Exploratory Study on the Interaction of Social Construction of Technology and Technological Learning)

  • 송위진
    • 기술혁신학회지
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.1-15
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    • 1999
  • This study aims at integrating the sociological study of technology and the economic study of technological learning. It is argued that the sociological approaches of innovation have some strong points in criticizing technological determinism, but have some weak points in explaining how the knowledge base for innovation is accumulated. On the contrary, the economic approaches of innovation have strong points in explaining technology accumulation, but ignore socio-political process of innovation. This study suggests the model which integrates the socio-political process and technological loaming process.

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건설현장의 관리혁신에 의한 조직변화 (Organizational Changes through the Innovation on Construction Management)

  • 송상훈;김우영;이현수
    • 한국건설관리학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국건설관리학회 2002년도 학술대회지
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    • pp.323-326
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    • 2002
  • 최근 수주 물량의 급격한 감소, 업체의 무분별한 난립, 해외시장 진출의 어려움과 같은 외부적 환경 요인은 건설업체로 하여금 경쟁력 강화를 위한 자체적인 체질 개선을 요구하고 있다. 이에 대응하여 대형건설업체를 위주로 다양한 경영 혁신이 시도되고 있으며, 정보시스템의 구축을 통해 업무 효율과 회사 전체적인 생산성 향상을 위한 노력이 이루어지고 있다. 이러한 여러 가지 노력은 사업구조의 개편이나 업무 프로세스의 개선 등을 수반하게 마련이지만, 업무를 수행하는 당사자인 조직과 구성원에 대한 고려가 상대적으로 미흡한 것이 사실이다. 본 연구에서는 기업의 성과에서 조직이 차지하는 중요성에 대한 인식을 바탕으로, 건설업체 내 현장 조직이 가지는 변화의 가능성과 그 방향을 검토하였으며, 현장 관리업무 프로세스를 대상으로 관리혁신에 의한 조직 재설계 방안을 논의하였다.

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추격에서 선도로: 탈추격체제의 기술혁신 특성 - 한국 이동전화산업 사례 연구 - (The Change of Innovation Practice in Post Catching-up Regime: the Case of Korean Mobile Phone Industry)

  • 송위진
    • 기술혁신학회지
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.351-372
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    • 2004
  • This paper examines the change of innovation practices in the Korean industry which is entering into the 'post catching-up regime'. In catching-up regime, the technological loaming practices of Korean firms could be characterized as the assimilation and improvement of foreign technologies through crisis construction and time pressure. Crisis construction and time pressure were the important factors enhancing the intensity of technological teaming and shaping the way of doing imitative innovation. But the innovation patterns of firm are changing. The new ways of doing innovation are emerging in Korean mobile phone industry which is becoming a world leader: the emphasis on the importance of technological planning, the enhancement of collaborative networks among related firms, the toleration on the failure and the effort to acquire core technologies. Though Korean firms have not developed enough capabilities to create basic core technologies, they can develop their competitiveness through creative combination of technologies and are approaching the world frontier.

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