Improving the Performance of Construction Projects by Employing Concurrent Engineering

Year 2016, Volume: 31 Issue: 2, 47 - 58, 15.12.2016

Hilmi Çoşkun Ercan Erdiş Olcay Genç

https://doi.org/10.21605/cukurovaummfd.310122

Cited By: 2

Abstract

In a construction project, various types of contractual agreements are applied. In many of these contract types the different parties, such as owners, architectural and engineering consultants, contractors, and users, are involved in different phase of project. This involvement of many stakeholders at different phases usually result dissatisfaction by these parties. Concurrent engineering concept can provide an answer to undesirable outcomes, such as increased project duration and reduced customer satisfaction, by providing an open platform for all involved stakeholders. In this study, the positive effects of concurrent engineering in construction projects from architects’ point of view are investigated. A questionnaire survey was carried out among architects in Turkish industry. The sample of the study consist 97 respondents and it is a pilotstudie. The most likely benefit from applying the concurrent engineering is the reduction in project duration followed by reduced project cost overruns. The most important stakeholder for the success of project is the owner be either his/her involvement in preparation of specifications and plans or his/her interventions during construction. The difficulties encountered by the respondents in their previous projects and their relations to the expected project outcomes are also studied.

Keywords

Owner, Subcontractors, Customer satisfaction, Quality, Suppliers

Eşzamanlı Mühendislik İstihdamının İnşaat Projelerinin Performansına Etkisi

Abstract

İnşaat projelerinde çeşitli sözleşmeler uygulanmaktadır. Bu sözleşme türlerinin çoğunda iş sahipleri, mimarlar, mühendisler ve müteahhitler gibi farklı taraflar projenin farklı aşamalarına dahil olurlar. Bir çok paydaşın farklı aşamalardaki dahiliyeti ise genelde bu paydaşların memnuniyetsizliği ile sonuçlanır. Eşzamanlı mühendislik kavramı tüm paydaşlar için açık bir platform sunarak, artan proje süresi ve yetersiz müşteri memnuniyeti gibi istenmeyen sonuçlar için bir çözüm sunabilir. Bu çalışmada, eş zamanlı mühendisliğin inşaat projelerine olumlu etkisi, mimarların bakış açısından araştırılmıştır. Türk inşaat endüstrisinde çalışan mimarlara bir anket uygulanmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklem sayısı 97 kişiden oluşup, pilot çalışma niteliğindedir. Eş zamanlı mühendisliğin en önemli faydası proje süresinde ve maliyetinde azalma olarak tespit edilmiştir. En önemli paydaş olarak, gerek plan ve şartnamelerin hazırlanmasına katkısı gerekse inşaat süresince bulunduğu müdahalelerle iş sahibi olarak tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

İş sahibi, Taşeronlar, Müşteri memnuniyeti, Kalite, Tedarikçiler

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