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Integration Between Enterprise Resource Planning and Building Information Modelling

  • Paola Federici
  • Daniela Julea
  • Sara Comai
  • Kavita Raj
  • Silvia Mastrolembo Ventura
  • Giuseppe Rigamonti
  • Giorgio Paolo Maria Vassena
  • Angelo Luigi Camillo CIRIBINI

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is an integrated business management system aimed at monitoring and maximizing resources and efficiency; on the other hand, Building Information Modelling (BIM) represents a broad series of approaches to design, based on the development of virtual models that cover the building’s whole lifecycle. The integration of ERP systems within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry, while promising, has yet to reach the same results that its use has achieved in other fields. Although BIM and ERP are traditionally systems employed in different disciplines, they both deal with data integration and customization, and are designed to reconcile varied and scattered information. A mutual incorporation could allow for a more comprehensive understanding of the project starting from the initial phases, while also granting a more streamlined construction process and a reduction in errors and complications later on. The aim of this paper is to identify the possible connections between the two systems examining a case study, starting from an analysis of the current state of the art regarding this implementation, and by evaluating both the existing limits and the future possibilities of this implementation, for both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the industry at large

  • Keywords:
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP),
  • Building Information Modelling (BIM),
  • Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs),
  • AEC,
  • Construction,
  • Data integration,
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Paola Federici

University of Brescia, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0007-6204-0330

Daniela Julea

University of Brescia, Italy

Sara Comai

University of Brescia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-6559-6624

Kavita Raj

University of Brescia, Italy

Silvia Mastrolembo Ventura

University of Brescia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-9446-8824

Giuseppe Rigamonti

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Giorgio Paolo Maria Vassena

University of Brescia, Italy

Angelo Luigi Camillo CIRIBINI

University of Brescia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-8863-3440

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Chapter Title

Integration Between Enterprise Resource Planning and Building Information Modelling

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Paola Federici, Daniela Julea, Sara Comai, Kavita Raj, Silvia Mastrolembo Ventura, Giuseppe Rigamonti, Giorgio Paolo Maria Vassena, Angelo Luigi Camillo CIRIBINI

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10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3.43

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2023

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CONVR 2023 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality

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Managing the Digital Transformation of Construction Industry

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Pietro Capone, Vito Getuli, Farzad Pour Rahimian, Nashwan Dawood, Alessandro Bruttini, Tommaso Sorbi

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2023

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Firenze University Press

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