Implementing Building Information Modeling to Enhance Smart Airport Facility Management: An AHP-SWOT Approach
Airport facility management requires innovative and coordinated techniques due to the infrastructure’s complexity, stakeholders’ diversity, and the necessity of safety. Adopting building information management (BIM) as an advanced technology has several benefits, including increased productivity, lo...
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| description | Airport facility management requires innovative and coordinated techniques due to the infrastructure’s complexity, stakeholders’ diversity, and the necessity of safety. Adopting building information management (BIM) as an advanced technology has several benefits, including increased productivity, lower cost, and higher quality of service. This study seeks to determine the strategies for using BIM in airport facility management. In this vein, two questionnaires were developed to collect data based on a literature review. The first questionnaire was used to collect data for identifying and ranking the main criteria, and the second questionnaire was used to identify the practical strategies. The experts of this study answered five strengths, four weaknesses, five opportunities, and five threats using a standardized questionnaire. An integrated AHP-SWOT approach was used to identify and examine the practical strategies. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis was used to ensure the results were correct. The findings showed that smart maintenance management, with a weight of 0.363, was the most important strength in the SWOT analysis. Resistance to change was the most important weakness, with a weight of 0.455. The increasing need for smart airports with a weight of 0.358 was the most important opportunity, while cybersecurity issues with a weight of 0.385 were the most important threat. Integrating BIM into the aviation sector can enhance efficiency and sustainability in airport facility management while addressing potential opportunities and shared hazards that extend beyond airport operations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8825e70b26cd433ca72b4a1d0bf00d3d2025-08-20T02:11:12ZengMDPI AGCivilEng2673-41092025-03-01611510.3390/civileng6010015Implementing Building Information Modeling to Enhance Smart Airport Facility Management: An AHP-SWOT ApproachAmirhossein Javaherikhah0Hadi Sarvari1Escuela Técnica Superior de Edificación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainThe Infrastructure Future Research Group, College of Built Environment, City Centre Campus, Millennium Point, Birmingham City University, Birmingham B4 7XG, UKAirport facility management requires innovative and coordinated techniques due to the infrastructure’s complexity, stakeholders’ diversity, and the necessity of safety. Adopting building information management (BIM) as an advanced technology has several benefits, including increased productivity, lower cost, and higher quality of service. This study seeks to determine the strategies for using BIM in airport facility management. In this vein, two questionnaires were developed to collect data based on a literature review. The first questionnaire was used to collect data for identifying and ranking the main criteria, and the second questionnaire was used to identify the practical strategies. The experts of this study answered five strengths, four weaknesses, five opportunities, and five threats using a standardized questionnaire. An integrated AHP-SWOT approach was used to identify and examine the practical strategies. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis was used to ensure the results were correct. The findings showed that smart maintenance management, with a weight of 0.363, was the most important strength in the SWOT analysis. Resistance to change was the most important weakness, with a weight of 0.455. The increasing need for smart airports with a weight of 0.358 was the most important opportunity, while cybersecurity issues with a weight of 0.385 were the most important threat. Integrating BIM into the aviation sector can enhance efficiency and sustainability in airport facility management while addressing potential opportunities and shared hazards that extend beyond airport operations.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4109/6/1/15building information modelingairport facility managementsmart airportsSWOT analysissmart maintenance management |
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| title | Implementing Building Information Modeling to Enhance Smart Airport Facility Management: An AHP-SWOT Approach |
| title_full | Implementing Building Information Modeling to Enhance Smart Airport Facility Management: An AHP-SWOT Approach |
| title_fullStr | Implementing Building Information Modeling to Enhance Smart Airport Facility Management: An AHP-SWOT Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementing Building Information Modeling to Enhance Smart Airport Facility Management: An AHP-SWOT Approach |
| title_short | Implementing Building Information Modeling to Enhance Smart Airport Facility Management: An AHP-SWOT Approach |
| title_sort | implementing building information modeling to enhance smart airport facility management an ahp swot approach |
| topic | building information modeling airport facility management smart airports SWOT analysis smart maintenance management |
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