The House Factory: A Simulation Game for Understanding Mass Customization in House Building

Rocha, Cecília Gravina da; Miron, Luciana Inês Gomes

doi:10.1061/(asce)ei.1943-5541.0000347

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“…However, the lecture class was not effective at helping students to understand the applicability of most of the LCPs, as only P 4 (reduce time) and P 7 (focus on the whole process) obtained medians equal to 4 (medium level of understanding about the principle's application) and P 2 (increase value) and P 3 (reduce variability) were assessed with scores of 1, 2, and 3 by most of the students (no understanding about its application). This result is in line with those of previous authors [29,[51][52][53] who have highlighted the importance of involving more experiential techniques such as simulations and games to teach LCPs. As Deif [32] and Nofera et al [20] have claimed, although the lecture class helps students to understand the theoretical approach, their level of understanding of LCPs could depend on their professional experience; thus, the Mann-Whitney U-test was conducted to evaluate whether the level of acquired competence after the lecture class depends on the number of years of the students' professional expertise.…”

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Impact of Game-Based Learning on Understanding Lean Construction Principles

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Lean philosophy introduces a new approach for maximizing value while minimizing waste, facilitating sustainable practices at the same time. Companies have become aware of these improvements and are demanding students well formed in Lean concepts. However, to meet this demand, universities must adapt their curricula to include courses that use alternative teaching methods to connect to real contexts. This paper seeks to analyze the benefits of lecture- and game-based learning for developing students’ understanding of Lean Construction Principles. A case study is carried out in the “Lean Construction” course of the Master of Planning and Management in Civil Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de València. A combination of a traditional lecture and three simple games is applied. Descriptive statistics, the Mann–Whitney U-test, and the Wilcoxon test are performed to analyze the impact of each activity on the understanding of each Lean Construction Principle. Results highlight the importance of combining the lecture class with multiple games to effectively impart knowledge about Lean principles and their application in the construction industry. In addition, they emphasize the importance of selecting the game according to the Lean principle to be taught.

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“…Rocha and Miron uttered that many enterprises produced their products under MCM based on DT. However, not all enterprises could get the expected effect, and many enterprises encountered many problems in the implementation process [16]. Siderska and Jadaan pointed out that, with the rapid development of information technology (IT), the new production mode based on cloud manufacturing becomes the development direction of China's manufacturing industries.…”

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Application of Digital Technology to the Construction of the Fashion Design System under Mass Customization Mode

Meng

2022

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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The study aims to improve the efficiency of clothing production and make the clothing design diversified and flexible. First, the design under the mass customization mode (MCM) based on digital technology (DT) is studied. Second, the development direction of clothing production under MCM is discussed through the analysis of the current situation of clothing production. Finally, the prospect of clothing design and production under MCM is predicted. The results show that the application of DT to clothing design under MCM can make the style change flexibly in the design as needed and effectively improve the efficiency of clothing production. With the help of DT, manufacturing enterprises will increase their investment in clothing production under MCM in the next 5 years, and the consumption rate of consumers for the clothes under MCM will also increase sharply. And the profit made under the mode will be four times as that of the previous. This study provides a reference for the development of MCM and helps understand the MCM further. Finally, the simulation results of clothing design show that the clothing designed following DT is faster, more flexible, and diversified, and DT dominates the production scale of clothing production.

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“…Serious games have been researched in various fields of knowledge to address the challenge of attracting students' attention and motivating them to learn. In the built environment, and particularly in the education of future civil engineers, architects, and urban planners, there is also significant potential for research on using games in terms of these professionals' learning and training (Miron;Moura;Brito, 2012). This is because when people experience something in practice using all their senses, they assimilate theoretical concepts better (Moran, 2009).…”

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“…Additional challenges arose to maintain students' attention considering distance learning, virtual reality and interaction using electronic equipment. Thus, using serious games as a teaching tool seems to be an effective way of transmitting content, especially in the context of construction management, in which games often present a problem and subsequently the principles, concepts and methods to solve it (Rocha;Miron, 2018). This problem-based learning is motivating for knowledge construction, making the process more engaging and participatory (Lorenzi;Miron, 2017).…”

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“…Value generation was illustrated by Koskela (2000) based on a value generation cycle, explaining customer-supplier interactions associated with 5 principles that establish propositions for managing customer requirements. Examples of serious games that are more focused on generating value are House Factory, a simulation to understand mass customisation in the house constructions (Rocha;Miron, 2018), as well as games that simulate Target Value Design (Munankami, 2016), a project approach based on maximising value (benefits) and target cost (Macomber;Barberio, 2007), and Choose by Advantages, a multi-criteria decision-making method (Arroyo et al, 2018).…”

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Serious games: evolution of applications as a teaching technique for the Lean Construction community

Miron,

Viana,

Brandalise

2024

Ambient. constr.

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The “International Group for Lean Construction” aims to adopt a new management philosophy for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Learning this philosophy can be supported by using active methodologies, especially serious games. This work aimed to analyse the evolution of using serious games as a teaching technique based on problem classes, in the context of the Lean Construction community. A literature review and an analysis of an empirical experience were carried out in an architecture and urbanism undergraduate course. The results demonstrate the evolution of the use of these techniques, as well as their implications for the education and training of AEC professionals.

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The House Factory: A Simulation Game for Understanding Mass Customization in House Building

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Impact of Game-Based Learning on Understanding Lean Construction Principles

Impact of Game-Based Learning on Understanding Lean Construction Principles

Application of Digital Technology to the Construction of the Fashion Design System under Mass Customization Mode

Serious games: evolution of applications as a teaching technique for the Lean Construction community

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