scholarly journals Outcomes of the State-of-the-art Symposium: status, challenges and future directions of offsite construction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andriel Fenner ◽  
Mohamad Razkenari ◽  
Alireza Shojaei ◽  
Hamed Hakim ◽  
Charles Kibert
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
The State ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Modular Construction ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Information Gap ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Offsite construction is facing slow adoption despite the fact it can be a suitable solution for addressing historical problems faced by the construction industry, such as labor shortages, construction safety, time and costs overrun, and waste. The controlled factory environment creates room for innovation similar to the techniques used in the manufacturing industry. Yet, as always, the progress and adaptation of innovative ideas are challenging in the construction sector. A growing role for off-site construction requires further research and development. More collaborative efforts, industry meetings, and academic symposia are needed to bring together different disciplines and bridge the current information gap. This paper aims to present the outcomes of the äóěSymposium on the State-of-the-Art of Modular Constructionäóť held in Gainesville, Florida from May 4th to 5th, 2017 that aimed to bring together major stakeholders in modular construction. It includes an analysis of the lectures and the survey that was distributed to industry and academic experts during the symposium. Also, it investigates the state-of-the-art of modular construction and focuses on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that come with this building technique.

scholarly journals Literature Review of Digital Twins Applications in Construction Workforce Safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 339
Author(s):  
Lei Hou ◽  
Shaoze Wu ◽  
Guomin (Kevin) Zhang ◽  
Yongtao Tan ◽  
Xiangyu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
The State ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Digital Twins ◽  
Improvement Strategies ◽  
Complex Construction

For many decades, safety has been a challenge in the construction sector. Despite extensive efforts to improve overall safety, the sector’s casualty rate still remains high. In practice, dynamic and complex construction processes may lead to on-site risks and safety plans being overlooked, likely leading to a variety of safety accidents. Nowadays, under the guidance of the digital twins (DT) concept, the advent of state-of-the-art sensing and visualisation technologies has offered the possibility to improve construction health and safety in the workplace. To understand the research advances of these technologies, identify their gaps and challenges, and propose solutions to further advance the industry’s safety, we conducted and report a thorough review on the state-of-the-art technological studies, and elaborate upon the key findings in detail. For instance, despite DT being proven to be effective in improving construction workforce safety, the construction industry has yet to fully exploit and streamline these innovations in practice. Overall, this review provides insights into technological clustering, improvement strategies, as well as workforce safety, which can benefit from formulating effective digital technology paradigms.

Electronic Procurement in the Construction Industry

2012 ◽  
pp. 118-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Eadie ◽  
Srinath Perera ◽  
George Heaney
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Reference Guide ◽  
Electronic Procurement ◽  
Current State ◽  
Informed Decisions ◽  
The Status ◽  
Insight Into

The benefits of e-business have been widely promoted but the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector has lagged behind other sectors in the adoption of e-procurement. The prospective benefits for the AEC sector are suggested by the proven advantages of general e-procurement where adoption has been faster and deeper. However, several studies indicated that barely 20% of documentation is tendered electronically, suggesting there are barriers to e-procurement. In order to promote adoption of e-procurement in the AEC sector, it is important to establish the status of the industry and identify the drivers as well as barriers to e-procurement. This chapter provides a detailed discussion of the state of the industry and its drivers and barriers while ranking these according to its importance. It acts as a reference guide to allow those implementing e-procurement in construction to make informed decisions as to where to focus their efforts to achieve successful realisation incorporating the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls in the process. The chapter also provides some insight into the current state, trends, and future directions of e-procurement in the construction industry.

Host–Based Intrusion Detection Systems

2014 ◽  
pp. 184-213
Author(s):  
Vít Bukač ◽  
Vashek Matyáš
Keyword(s):  
Intrusion Detection ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
The State ◽  
Intrusion Detection Systems ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Detection Systems ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Art Research

In this chapter, the reader explores both the founding ideas and the state-of-the-art research on host-based intrusion detection systems. HIDSs are categorized by their intrusion detection method. Each category is thoroughly investigated, and its limitations and benefits are discussed. Seminal research findings and ideas are presented and supplied with comments. Separate sections are devoted to the protection against tampering and to the HIDS evasion techniques that are employed by attackers. Existing research trends are highlighted, and possible future directions are suggested.

scholarly journals Polish Transition towards Circular Economy: Materials Management and Implications for the Construction Sector

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 5228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Tomaszewska
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Materials Management ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
Energy Consuming

Poland’s economy as the sixth largest economy in the EU is painfully experiencing the effects of natural resource depletion, which extend to increasing prices and the growing dependence on foreign suppliers. The situation is particularly unfavorable in the construction sector, which is among the most resource- and energy-consuming areas of the economy. This paper juxtaposes the situation of Polish construction industry in the context of the national economy with the context of the evolving EU policies promoting green solutions. The resulting changes in Polish legislation, industry and society are identified. The implementation of selected Circular Economy (CE) aspects, outcomes, emerging challenges and future directions are discussed. The social aspects related to this transformation were analyzed based on a survey carried out among construction industry consumers. The results clearly highlight that individuals are aware of the need to protect the environment, but also indicate a strong necessity to educate the populace about the consequences of the excessive exploitation of the environment and the long-term benefits of CE solutions.

scholarly journals Disassembly line balancing problem: a review of the state of the art and future directions

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (15-16) ◽  
pp. 4805-4827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eren Özceylan ◽  
Can B. Kalayci ◽  
Aşkıner Güngör ◽  
Surendra M. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Disassembly Line Balancing ◽  
Disassembly Line

Web phishing detection techniques: a survey on the state-of-the-art, taxonomy and future directions

IET Networks ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 235-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Vijayalakshmi ◽  
S. Mercy Shalinie ◽  
Ming Hour Yang ◽  
Raja Meenakshi U.
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
Phishing Detection

scholarly journals Nuclear Imaging of Bacterial Infection: The State of the Art and Future Directions

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 1708-1716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Polvoy ◽  
Robert R. Flavell ◽  
Oren S. Rosenberg ◽  
Michael A. Ohliger ◽  
David M. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Infection ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Nuclear Imaging ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Directions

Open innovation actions and innovation performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Greco ◽  
Michele Grimaldi ◽  
Livio Cricelli
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Process Innovations ◽  
Product And Process Innovation ◽  
Product And Process

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the recurrences in the empirical evidences that link open innovation (OI) actions and innovation performance in European countries. It provides managers with useful strategic suggestions, emphasizes the limitations of the state of the art, and recommends future directions of research. Design/methodology/approach – The authors systematically reviewed empirical articles linking OI actions and innovation performance in European countries, published on peer reviewed journals from January 2003 until May 2013. The authors organized the evidences according to a novel taxonomy grounded in the literature. Findings – The paper shows an increasing interest in the research of empirical evidence regarding OI and innovation performance. Nonetheless, evidence of the role played by outbound OI activities are extremely rare. The authors found that process innovations are more likely to benefit from coupled OI activities rather than inbound activities. Moreover, the effect of coupled depth actions on both product and process innovation performance was always positive in the reviewed articles. The authors also discuss how scholars measure innovation performance, pointing out the criticalities. Research limitations/implications – The paper allows analysing the empirical evidences found in the literature, emphasizing the limitations of the state of the art and recommending future directions of research. Practical implications – The systematization of the empirical evidences found in the European literature provides managers with useful strategic suggestions to improve their organizations’ innovation performances. Originality/value – The paper contains a complete and extensive analysis of empirical OI literature with respect to European countries. The articles and their findings are organized according to a novel taxonomy useful to identify evidences and recurrences in a synoptic manner.

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