Industrial Engineering in Civil Engineering

Ubiquity of Industrial Engineering Principle - Industrial Engineering is applicable to all branches of engineering.

Industrial Engineering is applicable in all branches of engineering - Principle of Industrial Engineering

Frank Gilbreth - Father of Industrial Engineering in Civil Engineering

Industrial Engineering Day - 7 July - Birth Day of Frank Gilbreth.

View the presentation  "Principle of Industrial Engineering"

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7 July.

Industrial Engineering Day - 7 July - Birth Day of Frank Gilbreth.

Frank B. Gilbreth: Industrial Engineering Achievements.

Motion Study - Productivity Science of Human Effort - Principles of Motion Economy - Human Effort Productivity Engineering - Process Charts - IE Measurement Devices - Productivity Management (Productivity Training).

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2012/02/frank-b-gilbreth-some-of-his-industrial.html

Industrial Engineering in Civil Engineering



Frank Gilbreth is an important pioneer in the field of industrial engineering. He is primarily concerned with building construction field and applied the scientific management/productivity management/industrial engineering methods and techniques in civil engineering field.

Frank B. Gilbreth: Some of His Industrial Engineering Achievements

MOTION STUDY - Frank B. Gilbreth - Part 1

1985

Laufer, A. (1985). Multiple productivity objectives on construction sites. Project Management Journal, 16(1), 68–75.
https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/multiple-productivity-objectives-construction-sites-5238

2011

Optimization

Rural Connectivity Using CLUSTAL Algorithm

CLUSTAL is cluster analysis approach for optimal rural road network planning.

Indian Highways, June 2011

M.S. Amarnath, A.K. Raji. and V.U. Rejani

Applications of Industrial Engineering in Mexican Construction Industry - Work Shop Proposal

http://www.iienet2.org/uploadedFiles/IIE/Technical_Resources/Conference_Proceedings/Annual/174.pdf

http://mx.linkedin.com/pub/jorge-cossio/17/889/48a 

Jorge Cossio made the above workshop proposal.

Systems Integration

Chapter in Modern Construction Book

http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/b10260-15

A case study of application of IE in construction projects - One of the implementors was Jorge Cossio.

Construction Management Productivity Management - Course Page

http://courses.engr.wisc.edu/cee/cee592.html





2012

Application of a Design Method for Manufacture and Assembly
Flexible Assembly Methods and their Evaluation for the Construction of Bridges
Master of Science Thesis in the Master’s Programme Design and Construction Project Management
MICHEL KALYUN
TEZERA WODAJO
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Division of Structural Engineering
Steel and Timber Structures
CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Göteborg, Sweden 2012
http://www.pantura-project.eu/Downloads/Application_of_a_Design_Method_for_Manufacture_and_Assembly_WP4_Master%E2%80%99s%20Thesis%20201229.pdf

2013
Australia - BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY) BILL 2013
https://www.pm.gov.au/media/2016-08-31/building-and-construction-industry-improving-productivity-bill-2013

2014

© 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers

Productivity Improvement for Construction and Engineering: Implementing Programs That Save Money and Time

ASCE Press

J. K. Yates lays the groundwork by defining what it means to improve productivity and summarizing contemporary approaches to productivity improvement programs. The human component of productivity improvement is addressed. Then the reader is taken step-by-step through stages of investigation, data analysis, evaluation of alternatives, and project management. In addition to covering traditional productivity improvement topics, this book also includes information on new and emerging areas, such as building information modeling (BIM), sustainability concepts, computer simulation modeling, and global productivity issues.

Engineering and construction industry professionals will use this book to critically analyze work processes and to design programs that increase production rates at engineering firms and construction job sites.

J. K. Yates, Ph.D., recently retired as dean of the College of Engineering Technology at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, which is the largest college of engineering technology in the United States. In addition to publishing eight books and holding several university positions, Dr. Yates has worked for top-ranked engineering and construction firms.

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/book/10.1061/9780784413463

2016
Productivity in building design and construction
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Productivity_in_building_design_and_construction

Australia - Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00042

A study of best management practices for enhancing productivity in building projects: construction methods perspectives
http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/4882/5562

Singapore Government to step up construction productivity using technology
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/government-to-step-up-construction-productivity-using-technology

2017

Cost control in building design and construction
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Cost_control_in_building_design_and_construction

Singapore - Project Productivity
https://www.bca.gov.sg/Productivity/site_productivity_statistics.html

Factors Affecting Productivity in Green Building Construction Projects: The Case of Singapore
http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000499


Australia - Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5806

How Can Cloud Technology Boost Productivity and Safety in Construction?
http://www.initiafy.com/news/how-can-cloud-technology-boost-productivity-and-safety-in-construction

Singapore - AMENDMENTS TO BUILDING CONTROL (BUILDABILITY AND
PRODUCTIVITY) REGULATIONS 2011 TO FURTHER RAISE
CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY
https://www.corenet.gov.sg/media/2033068/circular-on-amendments-to-bc-buildability-and-productivity-.pdf

2019

https://1civilengineering.blogspot.com/2019/06/prefabrication-standardization.html

Product Industrial Engineering in Civil Engineering

Value Engineering - Cement and Concrete - Construction - Bibliography

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2020/02/value-engineering-cement-and-concrete.html

2023

Construction Productivity Management - CMU Notes - Books - Articles and Papers

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2023/05/construction-productivity-management.html

The Role of Industrial Engineering in Optimizing Resource Efficiency in Sustainable Construction

26 Oct 2023

12 mins to read

https://utilitiesone.com/the-role-of-industrial-engineering-in-optimizing-resource-efficiency-in-sustainable-construction

2024

Construction Industrial Engineering & Management - IISE 2024 Annual Conference - Montreal.

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2024/05/construction-industrial-engineering.html

#IndustrialEngineering #Productivity #CostReduction  #SocietyProsperity

2025

Heliyon

Volume 11, Issue 12, July 2025, e43568

Research article

Additive manufacturing Technologies: Advances for the construction industry

Omar Flor-Unda, Carlos Toapanta, Mauricio Fuentes, Mario Rivera 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025019541

Heliyon Special Issue on Civil Engineering

https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/102R275HJZ4


Updated 11.5.2023, 25.4.2022, 26 October 2019, 2 June 2019, 4 July 2017,   14 June 2015
First published 11 Jan 2012