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Jannadi, O A and Almishari, S (2003) Risk Assessment in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 492–500.
Kim, K and de la Garza, J M (2003) Phantom Float. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 507–17.
Koehn, E & and Datta, N K (2003) Quality, Environmental, and Health and Safety Management Systems for Construction Engineering. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 562–9.
Lu, M (2003) Simplified Discrete-Event Simulation Approach for Construction Simulation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 537–46.
Lu, M, Anson, M, Tang, S L and Ying, Y C (2003) {[}HKCONSIM{]}: A Practical Simulation Solution to Planning Concrete Plant Operations in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 547–54.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Simulation; Concrete; Construction planning; Hong Kong; Manufacturing; construction industry; concrete; planning; manufacturing industries; production engineering computing;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:5(547)
- Abstract:
Newly developed approaches for construction simulation have been used to model the one-plant-multisite ready mixed concrete (RMC) production system, validated by real-life operations data in Hong Kong. HKCONSIM—a computer system for simulation modeling and analysis of Hong Kong’s RMC production operations was developed in-house. The system is suitable for the resource provision planning and the production planning of a RMC plant, so as to meet given demands at a number of sites for concrete over a working day. The emphasis of the simulation modeling is on the interactions of multiple sites with the plant, and the objective is to improve the supply service levels and the utilization of plant resources. One significant improvement achieved via the research is that to simulate the RMC production operations with HKCONSIM does not require familiarity by the user with any software-specific terminology and modeling schematics, in contrast with existing simulation methods; the process of constructing a simulation model is reduced to specifying the attributes for each pour and site and providing the plant and truckmixer resources available on self-explanatory on-screen forms. Therefore, by experimenting on a HKCONSIM produced model the user, being a practitioner in the concreting industry, can readily study complicated relationships between the pattern of demand for concrete, the resources available to the system, and the service levels achieved together with the utilization levels achieved for the resources involved. Conclusions are given on the research and recommendations for future work made.
Moodi, F and Knapton, J (2003) Research into a Management System for Diagnosis, Maintenance, and Repair of Concrete Structures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 555–61.
Nasir, D, McCabe, B and Hartono, L (2003) Evaluating Risk in Construction–Schedule Model (ERIC–S): Construction Schedule Risk Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 518–27.
Ogunlana, S O, Li, H and Sukhera, F A (2003) System Dynamics Approach to Exploring Performance Enhancement in a Construction Organization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 528–36.
Shen, Q and Liu, G (2003) Critical Success Factors for Value Management Studies in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 485–91.
Shohet, I M and Frydman, S (2003) Communication Patterns in Construction at Construction Manager Level. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 570–7.
Soibelman, L, Liu, L Y, Kirby, J G, East, E W, Caldas, C H and Lin, K (2003) Design Review Checking System with Corporate Lessons Learned. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 475–84.
Zhang, N and Tiong, R (2003) Integrated Electronic Commerce Model for the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 578–85.
Zhong, D H and Zhang, J S (2003) New Method for Calculating Path Float in Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 501–6.