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Streamlining a Design, Manufacture, and Fitting Workflow Within a UK Fit-Out SME: A BIM Implementation Case Study

Streamlining a Design, Manufacture, and Fitting Workflow Within a UK Fit-Out SME: A BIM Implementation Case Study
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Author(s): Jason Underwood (University of Salford, UK), Mark Shelbourn (Birmingham City University, UK), Andrew Fleming (University of Salford, UK), James Heywood (Links FF&E Ltd, UK)and Ian Roberts (Links FF&E Ltd, UK)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 25
Source title: Contemporary Strategies and Approaches in 3-D Information Modeling
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Bimal Kumar (Glasgow Caledonian University, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5625-1.ch010

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Abstract

A 30-month project is presented that is enabled through a knowledge transfer partnership government-funded initiative between the University of Salford and Links FF&E – a design, manufacture, and fit-out SME in the UK. The project is aiming to implement BIM as a catalyst for a lean transformation to streamline processes and operations through the adoption of a case study methodology on a design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) BIM implementation at Links FF&E. The findings highlight that the challenges for SMEs adopting disruptive technology could be mitigated with a business case that considers the changes on organizational processes and workflows by embedding technologies within the company with the focus on eliminating waste in the processes and adding value.

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