Towards a system-of-systems for improved road construction efficiency using lean and industry 4.0
2018 (English)In: 2018 13th System of Systems Engineering Conference, SoSE 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018, p. 576-582Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Road construction is a very large business segment, consuming enormous public funding every year and with significant environmental impacts. However, the rate of efficiency improvement during the last few decades has been negligible, whereas other industries, such as manufacturing, have seen very large improvements by applying automation and Leanbased flow optimization across the production system. In this paper, we outline a system-of-systems concept for road construction which applies similar principles as have previously proved successful in other industries. The paper identifies efficiency attributes and wastes in current practices, which lead to a conceptual solution that focuses on improved coordination of working machines. Technical elements from Industry 4.0 are considered as potential building blocks in this concept, identifying similarities and differences between the construction domain and other industries. Finally, challenges are identified, in particular within knowledge representation and information management.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018. p. 576-582
Keywords [en]
Architecture, Industry 40, Lean, Road construction, System-of-systems, Efficiency, Environmental impact, Industry 4.0, Information management, Knowledge representation, Roads and streets, System of systems, Construction efficiency, Current practices, Efficiency improvement, Flow optimization, Large business, Potential building blocks, Production system, Systems engineering
National Category
Other Engineering and Technologies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-40743DOI: 10.1109/SYSOSE.2018.8428698ISI: 000502320200086Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85052331727ISBN: 9781538648766 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-40743DiVA, id: diva2:1246514
Conference
13th System of Systems Engineering Conference, SoSE 2018, 19 June 2018 through 22 June 2018
2018-09-072018-09-072020-10-13Bibliographically approved