@inproceedings{Rischmoller2017_1381,
  author = {Rischmoller, Leonardo and Dong, Ning (Tony) and Fischer, Martin and Khanzode, Atul},
  title = {Improving On-Site Meeting Efficiency by Using an Automated Model Breakdown Tool},
  booktitle = {25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction},
  year = {2017},
  pages = {397--404},
  address = {Heraklion, Greece},
  issn = {2309-0979},
  doi = {10.24928/2017/0217},
  url = {https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1381},
  abstract = {Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) to on-site meetings in the construction phase has been a challenge to general contractors mainly due to the inflexibility of the current practice in grouping and organizing models to facilitate rapid, on-the-spot model queries. We have developed an automation tool that supports the automatic grouping of models according to a certain model breakdown structure (MBS), which reflects a breakdown structure of a project. This enables a model navigator to identify the relevant model contents on the fly in a meeting thus drastically reducing the coordination latency in resolving an issue. This paper introduces two case studies to explain a non-intrusive process of introducing federated models produced by the automation tool to the meetings. The results of surveys to the meeting participants prove that the non-intrusive process as well as the models reflecting multiple MBS's changed the meeting participants' behaviour and enhanced their coordination, communication, and collaboration, thus improving the overall outcomes of the meetings.},
  keywords = {Building Information Model (BIM), Model Breakdown Structure (MBS), Coordination Latency},
}