TY - JOUR
T1 - Combining multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods with building information modelling (BIM)
T2 - A review
AU - Tan, Tan
AU - Mills, Grant
AU - Papadonikolaki, Eleni
AU - Liu, Zhening
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Integrating building information to support decision-making has been a key challenge in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The synergy of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is expected to improve information integration and decision-making. The aim of this paper is to identify strategies to improve the synergy between MCDM and BIM. From the earliest literature (2009) to the present, this study examines 45 articles combining MCDM with BIM. We find that the five major application domains are sustainability, retrofit, supplier selection, safety, and constructability. Five established strategies for improving the synergy between MCDM and BIM were discussed and can be used as a benchmark for evaluating the application of decision techniques in practice. This study points out gaps of combining MCDM and BIM in the current literature. It also sheds new light into combining MCDM with BIM for practitioners, as to promote integrated decision-making.
AB - Integrating building information to support decision-making has been a key challenge in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The synergy of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is expected to improve information integration and decision-making. The aim of this paper is to identify strategies to improve the synergy between MCDM and BIM. From the earliest literature (2009) to the present, this study examines 45 articles combining MCDM with BIM. We find that the five major application domains are sustainability, retrofit, supplier selection, safety, and constructability. Five established strategies for improving the synergy between MCDM and BIM were discussed and can be used as a benchmark for evaluating the application of decision techniques in practice. This study points out gaps of combining MCDM and BIM in the current literature. It also sheds new light into combining MCDM with BIM for practitioners, as to promote integrated decision-making.
KW - BIM
KW - Building information modelling
KW - Decision analysis
KW - Multi-criteria decision-making
KW - Review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85095407430&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103451
DO - 10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103451
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85095407430
SN - 0926-5805
VL - 121
JO - Automation in Construction
JF - Automation in Construction
M1 - 103451
ER -