Business value of integrated BIM-based asset management



Munir, Mustapha ORCID: 0000-0001-8658-6070, Kiviniemi, Arto ORCID: 0000-0001-6570-0188 and Jones, Stephen W ORCID: 0000-0002-8977-8403
(2019) Business value of integrated BIM-based asset management. ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT, 26 (6). pp. 1171-1191.

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<jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title> <jats:p>Currently, building information modelling (BIM) is largely seen as a 3D model, not as an information model or information management tool. This wrong perception of BIM and low interest in 3D asset management (AM) is one of the major reasons for the slow adoption by clients in the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. The purpose of this paper is to identify the techniques and strategies of streamlining AM systems for BIM-based integration, and how the information is captured from physical assets towards BIM-based integration for clients to derive value from BIM investments.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title> <jats:p>A qualitative case study strategy was used to study the strategic implementation process of integrating BIM with AM systems and the business value of BIM in AM by a large asset owner in the UK.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title> <jats:p>The paper identifies key strategies in the adoption of BIM-based processes by an asset owner, the implementation process, the challenges and the benefits attained. Several barriers were identified as the challenges of adopting BIM-based processes in AM: complexity and cost associated with BIM; irrelevance of 3D geometric data in AM processes; nature of asset ownership structure; managing the asset handover process; managing change within the organisation. Organisations will have to consider the following issues in streaming asset information with BIM: the development for a clear strategy prior to adoption; connecting the strategy to the business goals; and conducting the discovery exercise to identify organisational information needs.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title> <jats:p>The research addresses a significant gap in the development of techniques and strategies for asset owners to streamline BIM with AM systems and derive business value from such integration. The research context is a case study involving a large owner-operator in the UK that has been able to derive value from BIM systems in their AM processes. The key value of the paper is improving asset owners’ understanding of BIM in AM by demonstrating the implementation strategies, linkage to organisational objectives, challenges, value management process and business value of BIM in AM. Another contribution of the paper is improving the understanding of BIM, which is usually viewed as 3D models and that 3D geometric data do not have much value for AM tasks.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Integration, BIM, Value, Management, Process, Building information modelling, Assets, AM, Asset owners
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 19 Sep 2018 08:55
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 01:17
DOI: 10.1108/ECAM-03-2018-0105
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3026459