Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) in construction: The old and the new
Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) has become a buzzword amid the global
resurgence of prefabrication and construction industrialization. Some argued that DfMA is …
resurgence of prefabrication and construction industrialization. Some argued that DfMA is …
DfMA: Towards an integrated strategy for a more productive and sustainable construction industry in Australia
C Langston, W Zhang - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) is an important part of the future of the
construction industry due to the promise of speed of project delivery, quality control, worker …
construction industry due to the promise of speed of project delivery, quality control, worker …
[HTML][HTML] Direct digital construction: Technology-based operations management practice for continuous improvement of construction industry performance
Construction operations suffer from fragmented structures and loose coupling among project
actors. Building on direct digital manufacturing (DDM), we describe direct digital construction …
actors. Building on direct digital manufacturing (DDM), we describe direct digital construction …
Design configuration with architectural objects: Linking customer requirements with system capabilities in industrialized house-building platforms
F Wikberg, T Olofsson, A Ekholm - Construction management and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
There are two main routes for customers of industrialized house building to follow: either
rigid platforms offering preconfigured products, often called 'type houses', or more flexible …
rigid platforms offering preconfigured products, often called 'type houses', or more flexible …
Reshaping housing: the role of prefabricated systems
Prefabricated housing innovations have the potential to reduce the environmental impact of
construction through improving efficiency and quality. The current paper systematically …
construction through improving efficiency and quality. The current paper systematically …
Synergies between Mass Customisation and Construction 4.0 Technologies
A challenge faced by some companies in the residential building sector is to cope with the
complexity introduced to respond to the increasing diversity of customer demands in a …
complexity introduced to respond to the increasing diversity of customer demands in a …
Decreasing complexity of the on-site construction process using prefabrication: a case study
J Larsson, P Simonsson - … Conference of the International Group for …, 2012 - diva-portal.org
Implementing prefabrication is by many seen as means to improve construction in terms of
managing variability and productivity. However, regarding Swedish civil engineering works …
managing variability and productivity. However, regarding Swedish civil engineering works …
[HTML][HTML] Mitigating product data management challenges in the wooden single-family house industry
The housing industry faces challenges in product data management, resulting in negative
effects on productivity, efficiency, and quality. The purpose of the study presented in this …
effects on productivity, efficiency, and quality. The purpose of the study presented in this …
[PDF][PDF] Reshaping housing using prefabricated systems
Prefabricated housing innovations have the potential to reduce the environmental impact of
construction through improvements to efficiency and quality. The current paper presents a …
construction through improvements to efficiency and quality. The current paper presents a …
Predicting Australian builders' intentions to use prefabrication
This study presents the results of the first large scale survey of Australian builders' beliefs
about prefabrication, drawing on 454 surveys completed by representatives of building …
about prefabrication, drawing on 454 surveys completed by representatives of building …