Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 4(3), pp. 91 - 111
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2016.040302
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Application of Design Structure Matrix (DSM) for Managing Projects on the Basis of Constructability

Sharmin Khan ^*
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, India

ABSTRACT

Project Management techniques have been developed by many researchers from time to time, to make optimum use of resources. Constructability and Design Structure Matrix are also to be listed among such tools. An attempt has been made in this study to bring together and utilize the best of the management processes to achieve project success. There are mainly two stages of the study. Firstly, construction projects are studied from the point of view of Constructability and a list of thirty activities identified, under three different heads. These activities are then surveyed with a sample group of thirty architects and data regarding their dependency and independency are collected. Based on suitable scores, the data is used to create Design Structure Matrices, which are further processed for iterations, in the second stage. The paper aims to study the advantages of applying DSM to the activities, which are based on the concept of Constructability. The results obtained after the final iterations of DSM, give multidimensional analysis regarding their parallel run, sequencing and networking etc. The DSM's obtained before and after the iterations help prove, that the complex Construction projects can be managed more efficiently after applying DSM.

KEYWORDS
Integration, Coordination, Standardization, Prefabrication, Recycling, Waste Management

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Sharmin Khan , "Application of Design Structure Matrix (DSM) for Managing Projects on the Basis of Constructability," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 91 - 111, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2016.040302.

(b). APA Format:
Sharmin Khan (2016). Application of Design Structure Matrix (DSM) for Managing Projects on the Basis of Constructability. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 4(3), 91 - 111. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2016.040302.