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Virtual design and construction
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<p>Virtual design and construction (VDC) is the management of integrated multi-disciplinary performance models of design–construction projects, including the product (facilities), <a href="/facts/Workflow/Ig8zvxF2">work processes</a>, and organization of the design – construction – operation team to support explicit and <a href="/facts/Public_works/SXrgjojz">public business</a> objectives. This is usually achieved creating a digital twin of the project, in where to manage the information. </p><p>The theoretical basis of VDC includes: </p> <ul><li>Engineering <a href="/facts/Scientific_modelling/aNyvIyUQ">modeling</a> methods: <a href="/facts/Product_(business)/l9P9fUJa">product</a>, organization, <a href="/facts/Business_process/fYH2eREc">process</a></li> <li>Analysis methods – <a href="/facts/Model-based_design/6EXz2qjp">model-based design</a>: including quantities, <a href="/facts/Schedule_(project_management)/h9nqwer4">schedule</a>, cost, <a href="/facts/Spacetime/uRIN1x4b">4D</a> interactions, and <a href="/facts/Risk_management/xGhxtxdp">process risks</a>, these are termed <a href="/facts/Building_information_modeling/VFVtPmEr">building information modeling (BIM)</a> tools</li> <li><a href="/facts/Product_visualization/xVfxo6FJ">Visualization</a> methods</li> <li>Business metrics – within <a href="/facts/Business_analytics/LWwPNm7n">business analytics</a> – and a focus on <a href="/facts/Strategic_management/b4kFnS66">strategic management</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Economic_impact_analysis/nDGFc9GG">Economic impact analysis</a>, i.e., models of both the cost and value of <a href="/facts/Capital_investments/VrMookcv">capital investments</a></li></ul>