{"id":21966,"date":"2023-11-24T17:21:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vesamgroup.com\/?p=21966"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:23:22","slug":"the-digital-revolution-in-steel-structure-project-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vesamgroup.com\/en\/the-digital-revolution-in-steel-structure-project-management\/","title":{"rendered":"The digital revolution in steel structure project management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21966\" class=\"elementor elementor-21966\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5005d4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"c5005d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a477b09\" data-id=\"a477b09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84cf33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f84cf33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"476\">This article describes the fundamental principles underlying steel structure project management systems. It then summarizes how current tools enable the operationalization of these management systems, namely MES software \u2013 Manufacturing Execution Systems. Some of their limitations are described.<\/p><p data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"627\">Finally, an application is presented and its operation explained, addressing these limitations while introducing a set of innovative functionalities.<\/p><p data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"627\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>AUTHORS |<\/b>\u00a0Filipe Santos\u1d43, Eduardo Gon\u00e7alves<span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\u1d47, Hugo Jesus\u1d43, Ant\u00f3nio Pereira\u1d47, S\u00edlvia Carvalho\u1d47 e Samuel Cruz\u1d47<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u1d43 <\/span>VESAM Engenharia S.A., Zona Industrial de Cantanhede, Lote 69, 3060-197 Cantanhede, Portugal,\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\u1d47\u00a0<\/span>MIRA SYSTEMS Lda, Quinta Vale do Espinhal, EM558 1, 3230-343 Penela, Portugal<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1000\"><strong>Paper presented at the XIV Congress on Steel and Composite Construction<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176a79b elementor-widget elementor-widget-stal_core_button\" data-id=\"176a79b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stal_core_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-button qodef-layout--splitted  qodef-html--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vesamgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-REVOLUCAO-DIGITAL-NA-GESTAO-DE-PROJETOS-DE-ESTRUTURAS-METALICAS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"  >\n    <span class=\"qodef-m-text\">\n        View article        <svg class=\"qodef-m-arrowline\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 63 20\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                            <line x1=\"61.6\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"61.6\" y2=\"10\"\/>\n                            <line x1=\"62\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"61.6\" y2=\"10\"\/>\n                            <line x1=\"61.6\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"1\" y2=\"10\"\/>\n                            <path d=\"M61.6,10\"\/>\n                            <line x1=\"61.6\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"61.6\" y2=\"10\"\/>\n                            <line class=\"arrow-up\" x1=\"56.7\" y1=\"5.1\" x2=\"61.6\" y2=\"10\"\/>\n                            <path d=\"M61.6,10\"\/>\n                            <line x1=\"61.6\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"61.6\" y2=\"10\"\/>\n                            <line class=\"arrow-down\" x1=\"61.6\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"56.7\" y2=\"14.9\"\/>\n                        <\/svg>    <\/span>\n    <span class=\"qodef-m-split qodef-split--up\"><\/span>\n    <span class=\"qodef-m-split qodef-split--down\"><\/span>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article describes the fundamental principles underlying steel structure project management systems. 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