Multiskilling allows for dynamic reallocation of workers from one stage of production to another in response to bottleneck configurations and, therefore, has been advocated as a …
Traditional approaches in construction project management assign each process to a trade contractor with an individual specialisation, and trades with the greatest work content …
The architecture, engineering and construction industry has long dealt with problems such as schedule and budget overruns, quality and safety issues, and low productivity. Off-site …
Robust supply decision making is critical to the advanced manufacturing of prefabricated products. Previous related research focused on minimizing cost overruns in off-site …
Off-site construction is a unique hybrid of manufacturing operations and on-site construction activities. Maximizing the production output has long been the main challenge for off-site …
The construction sector is currently undergoing a shift from stick-built construction to modular building systems that take advantage of modern prefabrication techniques. Long established …
A Khalili, DK Chua - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
It may be possible to reduce uncertainty in construction projects by adopting the prefabrication method. In this method, components are produced in factories and …
J Liu, M Lu - Journal of construction engineering and management, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
With increasing implementation of off-site prefabrication and modular construction technologies, the complexity of material supply chain management on construction projects …
The traditional in-situ construction method is currently being replaced by modular building systems, that take advantage of modern manufacturing, transportation, and assembly …