Production Metrics - Similarities and Differences across VDC Implementations
Research Team
Our Motivation:
“In my last role as an owner’s representative, I couldn’t find a ready reference of metrics which I could use to guide my project team regarding day-to-day actions. Without the “right” metrics during run time, the project ran the risk of falling off-track.
Other industries, such as manufacturing, have standard lists of metrics available. In order to establish such a list for the AEC industry, it is first important to understand what AEC professionals are finding useful to track. The similarities and differences in production metrics reported can assist AEC professionals in managing their projects using the “right” metrics, making it more likely for their projects to stay on track."
Research Contribution
A curated dataset of production metrics reported by 600 AEC professionals implementing VDC on different types of projects.
Similarities and differences in production metrics reported by project type, size, duration and phase.
Problem
Practical Problem
Tracking the “right”production metrics makes it more likely for AEC professionals to complete projects on time and budget.
However, there is no common understanding of the “right” production
metrics, which leads to
a) Project teams reinventing the wheel every time
b) Risk of projects falling off-track
Solution
Top 10 (most commonly used) production metrics used by 600 AEC professionals on projects of different types (building, infrastructure) and size.
Added Value For The Industry
Supports decision making within project teams by assisting them with establishing production metrics.
Supports organizations in standardizing production metrics across projects.
Provides a common vocabulary for production metrics which can be used across the industry for comparison and benchmarking.
Cooperation Partner
(University Norway)
(University Lima, Peru)
Timeline
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Year 2020 |
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Oct. 2020 |
Conducted literature review and pilot study of production metrics on VDC implementations |
- Identified gap in literature |
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Year 2021 |
Research became awarded: Production Metrics - Similarities and Differences across VDC Implementation |
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Jan. 2021 |
Labelled production metrics reported by 197 VDC practitioners in Scandinavia |
Curated dataset 1 of production metrics from projects in Scandinavia |
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Mar. 2021 |
Labelled production metrics reported by 89 VDC practitioners in Latin America |
Curated dataset two of production metrics from projects in Latin America |
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Jun. 2021 |
Analyzed production metrics data from Scandinavia and Latin America |
Submitted paper to CRC conference “A comparative analysis of production metrics across VDC implementations” |
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Sep. 2021 |
Curated dataset of production metrics based on survey responses from 193 VDC practitioners in Scandinavia |
Presented most commonly reported production metrics at 2nd large scale VDC certificate program in Norway. |
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Year 2022 |
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Feb. 2022 |
Curated dataset of production metrics based on survey responses from “100” VDC practitioners in Peru |
Results of most commonly reported production metrics presented at 2nd large scale VDC certificate program in Peru |
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Mar. 2022 |
Submitted a paper: “VDC in practice: A |
Presented the paper “A Comparative Analysis of Production Metrics across VDC Implementations” at the CRC & CII joint conference in Arlington, Virginia. |
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Next Steps: Journal paper on production metrics in progress |
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If you want to participate in the project please reach out to Tulika Majumdar (tulika@stanford.edu)