Variation in Housing Design: Identifying Customer Preferences

Hofman, Erwin; Halman, Johannes I.M.; Ion, R.A.

doi:10.1080/02673030600917842

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“…We therefore used data from Hofman et al (2006). In his research, Hofman investigated which components or subsystems of the house the customer wants to have the opportunity to specify.…”

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“…Step 4: Estimate the preference type of involvement Hofman et al (2006) distinguishes three ways of participation: free choice, choice among alternatives and choice by an expert. The column to the right in Table 2 shows for every aspect in which way customers prefer to participate.…”

Section: Generate the Generational Variety Index (Gvi)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For the QFD matrix in this research, the aspects that customers want to have the opportunity to alter, are taken from Hofman et al (2006), and are expressed as customer requirements. As shown in Table 2, these requirements are directly coupled to the modules.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Platform based strategies have proved to be a successful approach for achieving optimum balances between standardization and variation in many industries. However, application of this concept in the housebuilding industry is relatively new. This article describes a new methodology for developing product platform architectures in the specific setting of the housebuilding industry. This methodology comprises a reference framework describing the basic elements that constitutes a product platform, supported by a protocol for developing product platforms. The applicability of the proposed methodology has been tested at a Dutch housebuilding company. In this study, the methodology demonstrated its added value in determining which modules to standardize and defining a product platform. This article also describes a distinctive method of housing classification that is based on the spatial use of houses. Compared to the traditional classification system based on technical construction elements, the proposed new classification system facilitates a better translation of functional requirements into technical specifications.

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“…We therefore used data from Hofman et al (2006). In his research, Hofman investigated which components or subsystems of the house the customer wants to have the opportunity to specify.…”

Section: Generate the Generational Variety Index (Gvi)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Hofman et al (2006) and Veenstra et al (2006), the implications for the supply chain structure have not been wellresearched (Voordijk, Meijboom, & De Haan, 2006). Analysis of these implications can be related to different streams of construction supply chain research that have been identified by London and Kenley In the context of the present study, the strategic perspective on the supply chain concept as developed by Porter (1985) seems to be most appropriate.…”

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“…To this end we conducted an in-depth case study at a Dutch house building company that is developing an 'industrialized' modular housing system in collaboration with several specialized suppliers. The case studied was selected because initial interviews revealed sufficient variance in the degrees of supplier integration and prior research indicates that we could expect sufficient variance in the degrees of customer variety needs by including different building modules (Hofman, Halman, & Ion, 2006). The study was conducted in two steps: the first step involved a literature study and, in the second part, qualitative case study findings were used to explore how different strategies for involving suppliers can be followed to develop and produce the various component families of a modular house.…”

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