Structuring of Sekisui Heim Automated Parts Pickup System (HAPPS) to Process Indivisual Floor Plans

Furuse, Jun; Katano, Masayuki

doi:10.22260/isarc2006/0068

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“…In general, researchers of Japanese prefabrication companies do not easily publish about their own technologies. One of the rare publications about the production system (Furuse and Katano, 2006), was issued in the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction held in Tokyo. Further books, brochures and websites, directly from the Japanese prefabrication companies, are predominantly written in Japanese language and do not reveal details about strategies and technologies.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolution of large‐scale industrialisation and service innovation in Japanese prefabrication industry

Linner

Böck

2012

Construction Innovation

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Purpose-The Japanese prefabrication industry not only has automated its processes to a high extent, but it also innovates due to the fact that it delivers buildings of outstanding quality accompanied by a multitude of services. In order to explore and specify the concepts and parameters that have driven this industry, Japan's prefabrication industry, its cultural, economic and technological surrounding, as well as the applied processes, technologies and economic strategies, have to be illustrated and analyzed. The proposed research aim was to identify, describe and analyse these concepts and their related parameters, as well as to recognize the most influential drivers for the future, that provide an indication into which direction the industry could evolve. Research Methodology-Being aware that literature does not provide relevant information and data, which would allow the authors to explore concepts and parameters explaining the success of the Japanese prefabrication industry, the authors performed field surveys, visited factories, R&D centres and sales points of all major Japanese prefabrication companies. In some cases authors also interviewed general managers, researchers and developers, and academicians at Japanese universities. Based on an extensive literature review in the area of product development, production technology, modularisation, mass customisation, and innovation, the authors qualitatively and quantitatively analysed all major prefabrication companies according to a fixed scheme. Findings-The concepts and parameters identified and analyzed in this paper, demonstrate that the Japanese prefabrication industry, which is leading in large-scale industrialization, nowadays focuses towards services that are related to the building's utilization phase, rather than delivering products. By involving customers it enhances the companies' customer relations, creating thus competitive advantages. Originality/ value-Overall the paper shows that Japanese prefabrication industry rather acts like a "production industry" than a "construction industry". Similar to many other high-tech industries, Japan's prefabrication industry incorporates latest product and process technologies and combines automation, products and services into complex value-capturing systems.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolution of large‐scale industrialisation and service innovation in Japanese prefabrication industry

Linner

Böck

2012

Construction Innovation

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“…Studies that link compositional arrangements to fixation attributes are still not enough explored in the literature. Researchers are focused on 1) demonstrating the benefits and limitations of this type of architecture (Azhar, Lukkad, & Ahmad, 2012;Cameron & Carlo, 2007;Modular Building Institute, 2011;Schoenborn, 2012); 2) improving manufacturing processes by investigating the application of concepts from other industrial sectors in the construction industry, such as lean production (Alshayeb, 2011;Mullens, 2011;Mullens & Kelley, 2004;Nahmens & Ikuma, 2012); manufacturing automation (Diez, Pádron, Abderrahim, & Balaguer, 2003;Furuse & Katano, 2006), and design relationships for manufacturing (Diez, Padrón, Abderrahim, & Balaguer, 2007;Huang & Krawczyk, 2007;Moghadam, Alwisy, & Al-Hussein, 2012;Nasereddin, Mullens, & Cope, 2007) and; 3) describing the characteristics of modular systems, such as dimensional and structural aspects, types of coatings, solutions of connections, among others (Anderson & Anderson, 2007;Lawson et al, 2014;Lawson, 2007;Lawson, Ogden, Pedreschi, Grubb, & Popo-Ola, 2005). Therefore, this study investigates connective set attributes associated with combinatorial possibilities using the method known as shape grammar.…”

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Generative model and fixing guidelines for modular volumetric architecture

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Turkienicz

2019

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Prefabricated Modular Volumetric Architecture (PMVA) needs to combine industrial-made modules with limited dimensions due to transport restrictions to attend to programs, increase space, and generate forms. Different compositions change the position and quantity of structural components and require other attributes for the connections used to fix the modules and define the building at the building site. In this study, a connective model is proposed enabling multiple compositional alternatives along with the corresponding connective guidelines. Four generic connective sets are used to simulate and define the connective guidelines, and they are then applied to three types of prisms: rectangular, trapezoidal, and triangular. The methodology, which is based on shape grammar, confirms that the use of compositional alternatives with this system depend on the geometric and constructive attributes of the connective set used to fix the modules together. The compositional variation is therefore closely linked to a compositional-connective relation and to connective sets submitted to different degrees of adjustment. The proposed model opens the way for the industry to change the connective sets used and broaden the combinatorial capacity of chassis and thereby increase the capability for mass customization.

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“…This means that every unit prefabricated in the factory is different. Therefore it is an important process to select and pick up about 30,000 components correctly for each house, out of about 300,000 components building up the solution space and feed them to the production line just in sequence (Furuse et al, 2006). …”

Section: Supply Chain Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It helps to generate parts and component structures and parts th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2010) lists from the CAD floor plans (Furuse et al, 2006). Based on the information generated from CAD models, logistics and production processes are controlled to a high degree automatically.…”

Section: Supply Chain Managementmentioning

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Individualization of Design Variation in Construction

Böck¹,

Linner²

2010

Proceedings -- The 27th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction

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Mass Customization has been introduced and applied in a multitude of industries and should now be transferred and developed further for application in construction industry. Industrialized customization offers particular advantages compared to conventional construction as it allows addressing parameters relevant for individual and sustainable construction consequently and simultaneously. An efficient value system for industrialized customization in construction is realized through the consequent co-adaptation of business strategy, product structure, configuration process, supply chain management, customized production, assembly process, customer relation and remanufacturing processes to a highly flexible organisational entity. Advanced Japanese prefabrication companies as Sekisui Heim (Unit Method) and Toyota Home (Skeleton and Infill) are used in this research to identify and analyze determining parameters for the deployment of industrialized customization and the individualization of design variation.

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Structuring of Sekisui Heim Automated Parts Pickup System (HAPPS) to Process Indivisual Floor Plans

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Evolution of large‐scale industrialisation and service innovation in Japanese prefabrication industry

Evolution of large‐scale industrialisation and service innovation in Japanese prefabrication industry

Generative model and fixing guidelines for modular volumetric architecture

Individualization of Design Variation in Construction

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