TY - CONF TI - Simulation-Based Analysis of Disturbances in Construction Operations AU - Gehbauer, Fritz AU - Zulch, Gert AU - Ott, Michael AU - Borkircher, Mikko AD - Professor, Institute for Technology and Management in Construction (TMB), University of Karlsruhe, gehbauer@tmb.uni-karlsruhe.de AD - Professor, ifab-Institute of Human and Industrial Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Gert.Zuelch@ifab.uni-karlsruhe.de AD - Research Assistant, Institute for Technology and Management in Construction (TMB), University of Karlsruhe, ott@tmb.uni-karlsruhe.de AD - Research Assistant, ifab-Institute of Human and Industrial Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Mikko.Boerkircher@mach.uni-karlsruhe.de ED - Pasquire, C.L, Christine L. ED - Tzortzopoulos, Patricia PY - 2007 DA - 2007/07/18 T2 - 15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction C3 - 15th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction CY - East Lansing, Michigan, USA SP - 571 EP - 579 AB - Construction site work is not only influenced by external factors such as weather, soil, available space and traffic conditions, but also by internal ones, in particular the qualifications of the employed personnel and the reliability of subcontractors. These factors are stochastic and thus cannot be predicted, thereby creating great difficulties for construction operations management. The implementation of simulation presents one possibility to support the planning of construction work and thus to secure construction operations. Within a current project, the simulation of construction operations is being supplemented by the registration of construction operations disturbances and their consequences. A database allowing for the recording and classification of disturbances at various construction sites was developed for this purpose. This disturbance database can be integrated into a simulation-based planning tool as an expandable data basis, allowing disturbances to be parameterised and to be taken into account in modelled construction operations. This tool also supports planning operations in Lean Construction such as work flow and resource levelling. KW - Lean construction KW - simulation of disturbances L1 - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/489/pdf UR - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/489 DB - IGLC.net LA - English N1 - Export date: 04 October 2026 ER -