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Construction 4.0: a literature review.

literature review on construction industry

1. Introduction

2. methodology, 2.1. theoretical framework and preliminary analysis, 2.2. literature review, 3. results and data analysis, 3.1. quantitative analysis, 3.2. bibliometric analysis, 3.2.1. analysis of keyword cooccurrence, 3.2.2. analysis of the number of publication citations, 3.2.3. analysis of article citations by country, 3.2.4. analysis of citations by journal, 4. discussion of key concepts in relation to construction 4.0: definitions, trends, and challenges, 4.1. internet of things, 4.2. computer-aided design technologies (bim), 4.3. 3d printing (additive manufacturing), 4.4. big data, 4.5. artificial intelligence and robotics, 4.5.1. artificial intelligence, 4.5.2. robotics, 4.6. virtual and augmented reality, 4.7. new materials related to industrialization, 5. discussion, 6. conclusions, author contributions, conflicts of interest.

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Umbrella Concept	Areas	Emerging Trends
Digitization of the construction industry [ ]	Digital data, Automation, Connectivity, Digital access	Analytics/big data in operation and production, additive manufacturing, robotics in production, e-commerce, 4PL, multichannel retail, RFID marketing, analytics/big data in marketing, PLM, human-machine collaboration, analytics/big data in logistics, digital WMS, augmented reality in production, M-commerce, Smart MES, logistics software management, predictive maintenance, mobile logistics systems, CRM systems, cloud-based logistics solutions, automated digital marketing, analysis/big data procurement, buyer-side/seller-side e-procurement, location-based marketing, customer service satisfaction, analytics in customer service, social media, field service management, digital content marketing, m-marketing, digital storytelling, e-supplier relationship management, augmented reality in marketing, e-marketplaces
Transformation of the construction industry towards the 4th industrial revolution [ ]	Digitization of the construction industry, Industrialization of the construction process	Resources of the future, circular economy, sensors, building survey, drones, autonomous vehicles, BIM, Nanotechnology, advanced materials, additive manufacturing, robots, advanced manufacturing systems, big data, internet of things, cyber security
Transformative framework [ ]	Industrial production and construction, Cyber-physical systems, Digital technologies	Building Information Modelling (BIM), CDE, unmanned aerial systems, cloud-based project management, Augmented Reality/Virtual reality (AR/VR), artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, big data and analytics, blockchain, laser scanner, robotics and automation, sensors, IoT, workers with wearable sensors, actuators, additive manufacturing, offsite construction and equipment with sensors

Craveiro et al. [ ]	Sawhney et al. [ ]	Roland Berger [ ]	Proposed Keywords	Emerging Trends
Digitization of the construction industry	Cyber-physical systems, Digital technologies	Digital data, Automation, Connectivity, Digital access	New materials related to industrialization	Product life cycle management (PLM), resources of the future, circular economy, nanotechnology, advanced materials
			3D printing	Additive manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing execution system (MES), additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing systems
			Internet of Things (IoT)	Field service management, sensors, building survey, drones, autonomous vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, laser scanner, actuators
Industrialization of the construction process	Industrial production and construction		Artificial intelligence and robotics	Robotics in production, human-machine collaboration, robots, robotics and automation, workers with wearable sensors, offsite construction and equipment with sensors
			Computer-aided design technologies (BIM)	Predictive maintenance, Building Information Modelling (BIM), Collaborative development environment (CDE), cloud-based project management
			Big data	Analytics/big data in operation and production, e-commerce, 4PL, multichannel retail, RFID marketing, analytics/big data in marketing, analytics/big data in logistics, digital warehouse management system (WMS), M-commerce, logistics software management, mobile logistics systems, Customer relationship management (CRM) systems, cloud-based logistics solutions, automated digital marketing, analysis/big data procurement, buyer-side/seller-side e-procurement, location-based marketing, customer service satisfaction, analytics in customer service, social media, digital content marketing, m-marketing, digital storytelling, e-supplier relationship management, e-marketplaces, cyber security, blockchain
			Virtual and augmented reality	Augmented reality in production, augmented reality in marketing Augmented Reality/Virtual reality (AR/VR)

Journal	Number of Articles
Automation in Construction	54
Future Generation Computer Systems	18
Construction and Building Materials	10
Journal of Cleaner Production	10
Computer Networks	9
Business Horizons	7
Technological Forecasting and Social Change	7
Computers in Industry	6
Journal of Network and Computer Applications	4
International Journal of Information Management	4

Topics	Journals
Internet of Things (Number of journals: 19) (Journals in the top ten: 6)	Business and Information Systems Engineering Business Horizons Computer Communications Computer Networks Computers and Electrical Engineering Computers in Industry Future Generation Computer Systems IEEE Access IEEE Communications Survey and Tutorials IEEE Internet of Things Journal IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics International Journal of Digital Earth International Journal of Research in Marketing Journal of Cleaner Production Journal of Network and Computer Applications Sustainable Cities and Society Technological Forecasting and Social Change Telecommunication Systems The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Technologies in computer-aided design (BIM) (Number of journals: 11) (Journals in the top ten: 3)	Advanced Engineering Informatics Advanced in Engineering Software Applied Energy Automation in Construction Energy Energy and Buildings International Journal of Project Management Journal of Cleaner Production Journal of Management in Engineering Safety Science Technological and Economic Development of Economy
3D printing (Number of journals: 16) (Journals in the top ten: 4)	Advanced Materials Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Automation in Construction Business Horizons Cement and Concrete Composites Cement and Concrete Research Construction and Building Materials Energy Policy Engineering with Computers International Journal of Production Economics JOM Journal of Engineering and Technology Management Materials and Design Materials and Structures Microsystem Technologies Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Big Data (Number of journals: 16) (Journals in the top ten: 6)	Academy of Management Journal Advanced Engineering Informatics Applied Energy Business Horizons Economic Inquiry Future Generation Computer Systems IEEE Access Information Fusion Information Systems International Journal of Digital Earth International Journal of Information Management International Journal of Production Economics Journal of Business Research Journal of Cleaner Production Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing Mobile Networks and Applications
Artificial intelligence and robotics (Number of journals: 20) (Journals in the top ten: 3)	Ad Hoc Networks Automation in Construction Business Horizons Cement and Concrete Research Cognitive Systems Research Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Computers in Human Behavior Energy and Buildings Engineering Structures Frontiers of Information Technology and Electronic Engineering Future Generation Computer Systems IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering IEEE Wireless Communications Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering Journal of Infrastructure Systems Journal of Service Research Mechatronics Mobile Networks and Applications Progress in Aerospace Science Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Virtual and augmented reality (Number of journals: 11) (Journals in the top ten: 4)	Advanced Engineering Informatics Automation in Construction British Journal of Psychology Computers in Human Behavior Computers in Industry Future Generation Computer Systems Interactive Learning Environments Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering Journal of Construction Engineering and Management Surgical Endoscopy Virtual Reality
New materials related to industrialization (Number of journals: 13) (Journals in the top ten: 2)	Bioresource Technology Carbon Ceramic International Construction and Building Materials Energy International Journal of Hydrogen Energy International Journal of Impact Engineering Journal of Cleaner Production Materials and Structures Nano Energy Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Renewable Energy Safety Science

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Forcael, Eric, Isabella Ferrari, Alexander Opazo-Vega, and Jesús Alberto Pulido-Arcas. 2020. "Construction 4.0: A Literature Review" Sustainability 12, no. 22: 9755. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12229755

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