Abstract
There are a number of deficiencies associated with site construction management and planning. These are: separation of execution and planning, unreliable plans and schedules, unorganised supply chain, unreliable site logistics and very poor coordination of vertical and horizontal communications. In this context, the objective of this paper is to introduce and discuss a major initiative that is currently running at the University of Teesside, Centre for Construction Innovation Research (CCIR) dubbed, The Agile Construction Site. The concept is to develop site processes, techniques and tools that can improve supply chain management, construction site planning, scheduling and control. The paper presents methodologies and tools that have been developed from three research projects: VIRCON (Virtual Construction Site), LEWIS (Lean Enterprise Web-based Information System) and PECASO (Pattern Execution and Critical Assessment of Site organisation). Integrated databases, visualisation technologies, lean processes and optimisation technologies are methodologies/techniques used to develop tools and processes for the Agile construction site. The paper introduces briefly the concept of the initiative and details some of the tools that have been developed using real life case studies.