• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2024.07a
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• pp.965-972
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• 2024

Smart factories represent the Fourth Industrial Revolution and related emerging technologies across all industries. Among those emerging technologies, digital twin (DTw) enables smart manufacturing, resembling the factory's physical components and functional services. Nevertheless, from the owner-operator perspective, there has been only a paucity of studies defining the functional services of 'facility' and 'equipment' for the smart factory. This fact has also encouraged the construction industry to expand its role into factory operations by supporting digitalized production equipment and facilities. In order to address this issue, this study uses the proposed list of three-level facility asset management (FAM) breakdown structure by Jin et al. [12] that is under review for possible publication. The FAM breakdown structure is then validated with function lists from previous studies and existing ISO standards. It selectively covers the areas of traditional construction management (CM), asset management (AM), facility management (FM), and production operation management (OM). A mapping table with practical information systems used in the four areas (CM, AM, FM, OM) is also analyzed to verify the proposed FAM breakdown structure. It is expected that the result of this study can be used as a standard function to develop a smart factory FAM digital twin for researchers and practitioners.

• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2024.07a
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• pp.1315-1315
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• 2024

In recent years, the building industry has seen a fundamental transition due to Digitalization Transformation (DX), with the aim of improving efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness. In particular, literature has significantly emphasized Smart Buildings (SBs), which are expected to grow in the global marketplace in the coming years. The most noticeable benefits include energy efficiency, increased occupant comfort and productivity, and a reduction in the building's impact on the environment. Most importantly, the shift to SBs has resulted in major changes to how traditional business practices are carried out. The Facility Asset Management (FAM) domain is one key area undergoing considerable changes to meet the needs of managing functional SBs. Despite this shifting landscape, the changes and prospective extensions to the business areas of FAM in the context of SBs remain largely unexplored. Thus, to address this limitation, this paper aims to investigate the potential changes (i.e., either the addition of a new function or the expansion of an existing function) of the FAM domain from the context of SBs. To achieve this objective, • First, based on a generic model of FAM proposed by Jin et al. (2024), a three-level hierarchical classification of FAM business functions for a conventional building is proposed. • Second, the concept of SBs is thoroughly discussed, including its drivers, features, enablers, and improvement areas. • Finally, a new FAM business function for SB is proposed, aligning with the distinct characteristics of SBs. As there are no established functional taxonomies of FAM, the comprehensive breakdown of FAM business functions presented in this study can be used as a standardized functional breakdown of the FAM domain. Moreover, it can also be used to facilitate robust and integrated information management practices throughout the whole lifecycle of SB facilities.