Investigation of Civil Engineers’ Concurrent Engineering Approach

Öz

In construction contracts, different parties, such as owners, architectural and engineering consultants, contractors, and users, are involved in different phase of the project. These involvements at different phases usually result dissatisfaction by these parties. Concurrent engineering concept can provide an answer to undesirable outcomes, such as increased project duration and reduced customer satisfaction, by providing an open platform for all involved stakeholders. The purpose of this study is to detect civil engineers’, who work for either government or private sector in Turkey’ construction industry, a of concurrent engineering (CE), the difficulties encountered during implementation, the benefits of CE and factors that affect CE. A web-based questionnaire prepared for this purpose and the questionnaire was delivered to civil engineers who work in Turkish public and private sectors through chambers of civil engineers. In conclusion; it is stressed that civil engineers, who work for either government or private sector in Turkey’ construction industry, have theoretical knowledge about concurrent engineering but most of them did not experienced the implementation yet.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Concurrent engineering,Customer satisfaction,Quality management

İnşaat Mühendisleri Özelinde Eş Zamanlı Mühendislik Yaklaşımının İrdelenmesi

Öz

İnşaat sözleşmelerinde iş sahipleri, mimarlar, mühendisler ve müteahhitler gibi farklı taraflar projenin farklı aşamalarına dahil olurlar. Birçok paydaşın farklı aşamalardaki işe dahil edilmesi genelde bu paydaşların memnuniyetsizliği ile sonuçlanır. Eşzamanlı Mühendislik kavramı tüm paydaşlar için açık bir platform sunarak, artan proje süresi ve yetersiz müşteri memnuniyeti gibi istenmeyen sonuçlar için bir çözüm sunabilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı da, Türkiye’de, kamu ve özel sektörde çalışan inşaat mühendisleri özelinde Eşzamanlı Mühendislik algısının ve bu yaklaşımı etkileyen faktörlerin saptanması ve EM’nin uygulanması sırasında karşılaşılan zorlukların ve uygulamasıyla edinilebilecek faydaların yorumlanması, şeklinde özetlenebilir. Bunun için web tabanlı olarak hazırlanan bir anket, meslek odaları vasıtasıyla Türkiye’nin çeşitli illerinde, kamu ve özel sektörde çalışan inşaat mühendislerine ulaştırılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda; Türkiye’de kamu ve özel sektörde çalışan inşaat mühendislerinin genel olarak eş zamanlı mühendislik hakkında teorik bilgi sahibi oldukları, fakat çoğunun henüz bunu uygulama olarak tecrübe etmedikleri tespit edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Eş zamanlı mühendislik,Müşteri memnuniyeti,Kalite yönetimi

Kaynakça

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