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Title Simulation-Based Management of Construction Companies under the Circular Economy Concept-Case Study
ID_Doc 1698
Authors Núñez-Cacho Utrilla, P; Górecki, J; Maqueira, JM
Title Simulation-Based Management of Construction Companies under the Circular Economy Concept-Case Study
Year 2020
Published Buildings, 10, 5
DOI 10.3390/buildings10050094
Abstract Society and the business world are paying more and more attention to the Circular Economy (CE) principles. The construction industry is no stranger to this issue, and the companies are transitioning towards sustainable production models. However, it is not easy to predict when and to what extent a company implements the CE. To measure this process, a scorecard, that includes the main Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the construction industry, related to the CE, was designed. Thus, the objective of this article is to design and test the CE-dashboard applicable to the construction industry. To do it, firstly, a literature review is performed. The next step is the selection of the KPIs collected in the literature, more suitable for reporting information about CE. Afterwards, a simulation based on the Monte Carlo technique performs. After multiple iterations, this method establishes the most probable KPI values as a result, which will be confronted with the limits used in the scorecard. With all this information, the dashboard emerges in Qlik software. Finally, a test of this dashboard takes place according to the information about KPIs from one of the leading Spanish companies (General Contractor (GC) building company). This step brings the validity of the created measurement instrument.
Author Keywords Circular Economy; construction industry; Key Performance Indicators; Circular Economy Index; dashboards
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000539319600015
WoS Category Construction & Building Technology; Engineering, Civil
Research Area Construction & Building Technology; Engineering
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