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Best Practices for the Management of Design in Fast Track Industrial Projects

Deshpande, Abhijeet Sudhakar
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242858452

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2009, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Engineering : Civil Engineering.
The fast track project delivery strategy is designed to leverage the ability to execute design, procurement and construction phases simultaneously to substantially reduce the project schedule. The design phase assumes increased importance in fast track projects because design and construction are executed almost simultaneously with very little or no lag between design and construction. The design of industrial projects involves the design of complex and interconnected systems in which design teams from various disciplines need to continuously interact and use data from each other to ensure accurate and safe design. The performance of the design phase is dependent on smooth and timely flow of accurate information from a variety of stakeholders from different organizations that come together to execute the project. The successful execution of design process in fast track projects is especially challenging because the compressed schedule interferes with the inherently iterative nature of design, resulting in sub-optimal design. The typical lack of time for pre-project planning in fast track projects results in inadequate development of project and design scope, causing costly changes during project execution which result in project cost overruns and schedule slippages and deterioration of quality of the final product. The fast track project delivery strategy is being used ever more aggressively in industrial projects to reduce the time to the market, making the study of best practices for management of design in fast track industrial projects more cogent.The conclusions presented in this research are based on a comprehensive review of research literature, quantitative and qualitative analysis of the performance of design phase in thirty one fast track industrial projects, expert opinion and case studies. The quantitative analysis of performance of design involved the identification of correlation between the cost and schedule performance of design phase in fast track projects and use of practices identified from the review of literature. In this research, it was hypothesized that there is a correlation between the use of practices such as pre-project planning, constructability, alignment, change management, design effectiveness, partnering, design for maintainability, team building, design for safety, modularization and preassembly, and the performance of design in fast track projects. The quantitative analysis revealed a statistically significant correlation between the schedule performance of design phase in fast track projects and pre-project planning, alignment, constructability, and change management. The results of quantitative analysis are supported by the qualitative analysis of information, expert opinion and case studies. In addition to these practices, other innovative techniques and tools such as lean design, and the use of intelligent 3D models were found to improve the performance of design in fast track projects. These have been discussed in detail with case studies.
Ossama Salem (Committee Chair)
Richard Miller (Committee Member)
George Sorial (Committee Member)
Ali Minai (Committee Member)
176 p.
Civil Engineering
Fast Track Construction; Industrial Construction; Design Management

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  • Deshpande, A. S. (2009). Best Practices for the Management of Design in Fast Track Industrial Projects [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242858452

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Deshpande, Abhijeet. Best Practices for the Management of Design in Fast Track Industrial Projects. 2009. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242858452.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Deshpande, Abhijeet. "Best Practices for the Management of Design in Fast Track Industrial Projects." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242858452

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