The critical path coordinates and supports construction planning and execution and defines the prioritisation and interdependence of tasks.
The resulting build program establishes a timeline, informed by the production modes, plans and management practices.
New building production systems and planning arrangements have only partially resulted in achieving the construction phase productivity gains and performance improvements promised by their introduction.
This project will examine what the roadblocks are to the effective impact on transforming construction programs, to establish the context and conditions of future project timelines.
Date commenced and duration
July 2021; 12 monthsLead researcher
Industrialisation
- Business Model Innovation
- Production and Process Systems (Advanced Manufacturing)
- Building Design and DFMA
Business Model Innovation
Theme coordinator

Dr Robert Moehler
Projects
#25 Operational Excellence framework of steel fabrication and processing in the OSM and prefabrication sector (Phase 1)
#3 Projects to Platforms: Investigating New Forms of Collaboration – Scoping Study
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
#30 Critical Path IMPACT through Productisation
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
Production and Process Systems (Advanced Manufacturing)
Theme coordinator

Dr Felix Hui
Projects
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
#25 Operational Excellence framework of steel fabrication and processing in the OSM and prefabrication sector (Phase 1)
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
#30 Critical Path IMPACT through Productisation
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
Building Design and DFMA
Theme coordinator

Ivana Kuzmanovska
Projects
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
#30 Critical Path IMPACT through Productisation
#9 Implementing DfMA and Lean in Construction: Best Practice Guidelines through a Study of Building Services and Structure
#18 Long-span Low-Carbon Floor Systems (Scoping Study)
#10 Product Platform for Volumetric Building (Scoping Study)
Keywords
- Project Anatomy
- Product approach
- Critical Path Analysis
- Impact
- Integration
- Dynamic Scheduling