April 2019

CIB Call for Papers Special Issue Encouraged Journal

Construction Innovation:Information, Process, Management

Special Issue onIndustry 4.0: Disrupting the construction and civil engineering supply chain
We are pleased to announce our Special Issue call for
papers for the CIB Encouraged International Journal ofConstruction Innovation, Information, Process,Management with the theme: Industry 4.0: Disrupting
the construction and civil engineering supply chain.
The term Industry 4.0 is synonymous with the concept
of integrating cyber-physical systems, the Internet ofThings (IoT), artificial intelligence and computerisationof manufacturing operations throughout the supplychain. Many advanced manufacturing companies haveembraced this technological revolution and haveresolved themselves to collecting, transferring, andanalysing voluminous 'big data' to secureorganisational agility, for example by rapidly adapting
and responding to changes in customers' demands anddelivering high-quality services and products. In
response to these innovative industry practices,leading academic journals in the fields of robotics,
electronics, computer science and productionengineering have increasingly devoted significant
attention to publishing the latest developments andfindings on Industry 4.0 applications.

However, the application of these contemporary
concepts and methods within the construction industry
has hitherto received scant academic attention.
This pioneering special issue of Construction
Innovation is the first to provide a global manifesto
specifically devoted to attracting the disparate effortsof the world's leading researchers within theconstruction engineering and management disciplineon Industry 4.0.
Concomitant objectives are to: provide an international
platform to showcase emergent findings and contributeto generating new knowledge in this field of science;
explore emerging manufacturing technologies
associated with Industry 4.0 and determine how such
could be transferred into construction activities;
provide case studies of Industry 4.0 adoption andimplementation within the construction sector; andreport upon how Industry 4.0 disrupts and transforms
current construction operations and its probable
impact upon supply chain partners.

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This special issue welcomes various submission types,
such as original research contributions, case studies,comparative studies, conceptual papers and review
studies. Industry 4.0 (and associated) topics ofinterest within the construction and civil engineering
supply chain management include, but are not limited
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Implementation and applications
Challenges, vision, and concepts associated withadopting and implementation
Resource flow management and decision making
Real-world case studies
Enhancing supply chain transparency andsustainability performance with IoT and cloudservices.
New digital construction supply chain models
Managing data interoperability and governance for
operations on construction sites
Managing the environmental impacts ofconstruction activities
Standards, models and reference architecturesand platforms for operating and managing thesupply chain
Future business models of the constructionindustry
Internet of Things (IoT) applications
Assessing the readiness and maturity state ofconstruction organisations
Data as a resource for digitalising supply chains
Coalescence of digital technologies
Sensor based technologies
Cyber security and cyber-crime deterrence
Integrating cyber-physical systems
Autonomous systems and automatedmethodologies
Integrating BIM and data-driven techniques

How To Submit
The closing date for submissions is: December 2019
Please submit your papers direct via the journal’sScholarOne website . Please indicate on thesubmission menu that your paper is for the "Industry
4.0: Disrupting the construction and civil engineering
supply chain" special issue.
Full author guidelines and instructions on how tosubmit can be found here .
For any queries, please contact the lead Guest Editor.
Guest Editors
Dr M. Reza Hosseini
Deakin University, Australiareza.hosseini@deakin.edu.au
Professor David J. Edwards
Birmingham City University, UK
drdavidedwards@aol.com
Dr Samad M. E. Sepasgozar
University of New South Wales, Australia
sepas@unsw.edu.au
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