Is there Really a Case for Off-Site Manufacturing?

Duc, Emmanuel; Forsythe, PJ; Orr, K

doi:10.22260/isarc2014/0032

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“…Despite the fact that housing can be seen as a manufacturing process, the implementation of the three-pronged approach of lean (pursuing Transformation, Flow and Value) remains challenging within the housing production sector. Since early 1900s, housing developers, including Toyota, have tried to integrate lean principles into their production systems (Bock, 2007; Giles, 2008, Sears, 2012, Toyota, 2012; Liker, 2013, Marquit and Limandri, 2013, Duc et al , 2014, BoKlok, 2016). While efficiency can be gained by shifting housing construction from the site to a more controlled factory environment, eventually developers have to deal with the complexities of site production, its conditions, and a range of permutations and sub-assemblies inherent to the housing product (Gann, 1996).…”

Section: Lean Construction Theory Of Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lean construction for affordable housing: a case study in Latin America

Martinez

Reid

Tommelein

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore opportunities and barriers to using lean construction to address issues related to the value, quality and scalability of affordable housing production in Latin America. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a case study of a housing developer in Ecuador that used lean construction in the design and construction stages of an affordable housing project. The study describes how the developer addressed operational challenges derived from implementing a customization strategy and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data to assess the outcomes of lean initiatives. Findings The developer reduced cost and delivery time without sacrificing consumer choice. However, the economic and policy conditions worked against the benefits of lean construction, demonstrating the importance of the regulatory context in facilitating or inhibiting lean initiatives and construction innovation. Research limitations/implications This paper focuses on conventional means for new housing construction. Self-help and upgrading are not covered. Practical implications The operational challenges described in this study, as well as the innovative ways to deal with them, are beneficial for practitioners seeking to improve the quality and efficiency of affordable housing construction. Social implications This paper advances knowledge about how to increase value and quality delivery in the built environment which may benefit low-income families. Originality/value This study bridges construction innovation and housing policy, discussing the potential of lean construction within the policy and regulatory environment in which affordable housing takes place.

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Section: Lean Construction Theory Of Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lean construction for affordable housing: a case study in Latin America

Martinez

Reid

Tommelein

2019

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“…In post-Second World War Europe, for example, when there was a dire need to provide built environment in a short time with limited resources (Wolfe and Garfield, 1989), OSM provided a solution to this. However, these "short-term solution" buildings were planned for shorter life cycle, and hence, were typically produced with lower durability and quality so much so that earned them the reputation as a "cheap and nasty" solution to deliver buildings JEDT 18,6 (Duc et al, 2014;Goulding and Arif, 2013). An example from the residential sector has demonstrated an attempt to combat the social stigma by labelling OSM as the modern method of construction (Pan et al, 2008;Gibb, 1999).…”

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“…OSM is perceived as low quality (Duc et al, 2014;Goulding and Arif, 2013) Clients were the decision maker to implement OSM as recommended by their consultants (Cases A, B, C). Case A required a workshop by its consultants to convince the client OSM is typically faster than traditional but not necessarily cheaper (Pan and Sidwell, 2011;Blismas and Wakefield, 2009;Goodier and Gibb (2007) OSM carries the potential of reducing waste (Boyd et al, 2012;Arif and Egbu, 2010;Blismas, 2007), potentials for OSM to optimise reuse and recycling (Guy et al, 2006;Tam et al, 2005) Environmental sustainability has not been considered as the main factor in implementing OSM and the focus was still on either time or cost factors (Cases A, B, C)…”

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Factors influencing the implementation of off-site manufacturing in commercial projects in Western Australia

Correia¹,

Sutrisna

Zaman

2020

JEDT

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Purpose Off-site manufacturing (OSM) application in vertically higher and spatially larger projects within Western Australian (WA) commercial sector has demonstrated the potential of benefitting from such a construction technique, but introducing a new methodology to a traditional sector such as commercial sector is not always straightforward. The acceptance of the new methodology, level of awareness of the stakeholders involved and the readiness of the supply chain to deliver, for instance, may influence the success of its implementation. Given the infancy of such methodology in the WA construction industry, this research project aims to analyse factors influencing the implementation of OSM construction method in WA. Design/methodology/approach Following a thorough literature review, an existing research agenda in OSM was used to inform the direction of this research, i.e. focussing on external macro aspects of the decision making to implement OSM. Three projects in WA were studied, and the data collection was facilitated through archival study and semi-structured interviews with construction practitioners who were the stakeholders of the three projects. Data analysis was conducted through content analysis to draw the findings and conclusion of this research. Findings The analysis of the studied cases revealed relevant economic/financial, technological and regulatory factors, as well as social factors influencing the implementation of OSM, particularly in WA commercial projects. These findings were then used to develop an overall understanding of the external macro factors influencing decision making in implementing OSM that forms a formal research agenda aimed at enabling successful implementation of OSM in WA construction industry, particularly in its commercial sector. Originality/value The research findings presented in this paper identified factors that significantly influence the implementation of such alternative technology in a traditional sector. These factors were then structured to form the subsequent research agenda to continuously pursue the implementation of OSM in the sector. While the research agenda takes into account the unique characteristics of the WA construction industry, it contributes to the global and the Australian national research agenda, and the research methodology reported in this paper can be used to develop similar research agenda elsewhere.

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“…Improving industry practices and techniques, developing superior capabilities through construction expertise as an export industry, and adopting an integrated approach to construction are the motivations in using prefabricated building in Singapore [6]. Meanwhile, the primary motivation for using prefabricated building in Scandinavia and Finland is the weather; adopting factory-based manufacturing allows continuous production throughout the year despite the harsh winter elements that constrain supply [28]. Recently, European initiatives by Manu building project (2005-2009) entitled "Open building manufacturing" vision to promote the construction industry and synergy through an integration of holistic building concepts and business processes, information and communication technology support, and production techniques.…”

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Motivations and Limitations of Prefabricated Building: An Overview

El-Abidi

Ghazali

2015

AMM

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Based on previous studies, prefabricated building usage motivations in the construction sector differ over time and vary from country to country. To adopt this technology, awareness on current trends and the latest innovations should be increased by reviewing previous studies. The objective of this study is to conduct a revision of common motivations and limitations of prefabricated building in the construction industry taking into consideration the experience gained and reported by several countries. Results show that the adaptation of prefabricated building mainly depends on factors such as labor shortage, labor cost, housing demand, building process efficiency, weather, as well as reduction of waste material and energy consumption. Prefabricated building has a relatively low uptake in construction industries worldwide despite its inherent economic, environmental, and social benefits.

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Is there Really a Case for Off-Site Manufacturing?

Cited by 5 publications

References 28 publications

Lean construction for affordable housing: a case study in Latin America

Lean construction for affordable housing: a case study in Latin America

Factors influencing the implementation of off-site manufacturing in commercial projects in Western Australia

Motivations and Limitations of Prefabricated Building: An Overview

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