Adoption Drivers of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in AEC Industries: An Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) Approach
Anand Prakash, Sagar Malsane, Sudhir Ambekar, Dipayan Roy and Amit Hiray
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is becoming an important stepping stone in ensuring the accurate, accessible and actionable planning, design, construction and operation of building and infrastructure projects. BIM is a highly collaborative process that allows multiple stakeholders like vendors, suppliers etc. and professionals of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry to work through a common platform. Though, BIM is useful and offers many significant benefits, it still leaves construction professionals with many BIM adoption related misconception. The BIM adoption plans are discussed in many popular studies and literature in detail; however two important research questions not answered in any of them. First, which are the distinctive drivers to drive BIM adoption in construction? Second, how do these drivers relate to each other? The intention of this research is to tackle these two research questions with the application of Interactive Structural Modelling (ISM). This study contributes to the body of knowledge by providing a hierarchical relational model of drivers for BIM implementation. The findings of this study could be used as a practical reference for potential attempts to offer technical as well as managerial solutions for improving and facilitating BIM implementation in AEC.
Architecture; Building Information Modelling; Construction; Drivers; Engineering; Interpretive Structural Modelling
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Critical Risk Factors Impacting Business Success Indicators of EPC Organizations of Indian Thermal Power Sector
Bibhas Kumar Basu and Darshee Baxi
The EPC organisations in the Indian Thermal Power Sector have been facing severe challenges for several years. The abbreviation, EPC stands for Engineering, Procurement and Construction of projects, which is also referred to as Turn-key execution of projects. Diminishing market demands have resulted in an unprecedented competition and huge pressure on both top and bottom lines of these organisations. The thermal power business is facing a big risk of getting replaced by renewable power since the Indian federal government is giving it a big push to fulfil its commitment towards climate change as agreed upon by all the nations in The Paris Agreement, 2016. One of the major goals of any organisation is to realise financial as well as non-financial success on a sustained basis for all its stakeholders every year, and year after year. This research paper seeks to understand the impact of various Critical Risk Factors (CRF) encountered by the EPC organizations operating in the Indian thermal power sector on the Business Success Indicators (BSI) that describe the success of these organizations. The methodology used for the study is Survey of the experts, former/working in the EPC power sector. The findings clearly indicate that successful Financial and Project Performances are key to create a good brand image and also to ensure enhancement of the shareholders' value.
EPC Organisation; Indian Thermal Power Sector; Critical Risk Factors; Sustained Business Success; Business Success Indicators (BSI); Financial Performance; Project Performance; Brand Image; Enhancement of Shareholders' Value
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Review on Delay Factors Due to Improper Construction Equipment Management
B. Indhu, K. Yogeswari and M. Preetham Siddhartha Reddy
A very common problem affecting the construction industry and hence the economic growth of the country today is 'Delays in construction projects'. Various causes factor in like the extensive use of machines that compete with men and exhibit a huge difference in terms of 'work progress'. On the downside, with every new technological development comes a negative impact. Past studies reveal that one of the important causes for delay is 'improper construction equipment management'. Studies in the past focused mainly on overall construction delay. It was observed that there is a significant lack of research pertaining to improper construction equipment management delay. In course of this study, all delay causes due to construction equipments were extracted from overall delay causes dealt with in past studies. The extracted delay causes are categorized into 8 major key factors. The recommendations to overcome these issues are discussed. Potential future scope has been given to further enhance research in this area.
Construction Equipment; Delay Management; Improper Equipment Management; Maintenance Management
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Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace in India: A Review of the POSH Act 2013
Sonali Jadhav and Sudhir Kulkarni
In India, the number of working women is increasing day by day. The Indian women have proved their merit and capabilities in every field of life and they are marching ahead without any hesitation. But there is a matter of concern which many working women are facing i.e. sexual harassment at workplace. Gone are the days when women were allotted less important jobs and their contribution towards workplace, family and national progress was totally neglected. They were required to do only back-office job and were paid less wages than their male counterparts. But today they are holding important posts involving decision making and they are delivering results. After the landmark judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in Vishakha Vs. State of Rajasthan, The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (No. 14 of 2013) (popularly known as POSH Act) has been passed to deal with cases of sexual harassment at workplace. The Government of India has taken woman empowerment seriously in order to give women their rights and equal opportunities. This study reviews the POSH Act 2013in order to understand the provisions of the Act and to analyse the mechanism set for the prevention, prohibition and redressal of the complaints of sexual harassment. In this study, the provisions of the Act have been studied in depth and based on the available literature, conclusions and recommendations have been made.
Sexual Harassment; Workplace; POSH Act; Internal Complaints Committee; Vishakha Vs. State of Rajasthan; Vishakha Guidelines
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