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Industrialization in wood construction
Abstract. The construction industry has been lacking in productivity and development in the past decades. The underlying reasons behind the weak improvements in construction include short-term contracts, poor definition of product, data, and processes as well as prevailing change resistance in the industry. Industrialization is one way to improve these issues. This research aims to investigate the characteristics of industrialization, its maturity state in a case company, and finally determine the next steps for improving industrialization in wood construction. For achieving the research objectives, a case-study supported by a broad literature review is conducted. The literature review identifies that the preconditions for industrial operation model are product, processes, and data, supported by integrated IT and continuous improvement. Commonly issues occur especially in data management and integration, as found also through the case-study. The roadmap for improving industrialization in wood construction requires changing attitudes, better definition of product, processes, and data, better data management and integration, and systematic development. The results include concrete data about the case company’s current state, obtained via a maturity model, as well as possible development measures to improve the situation. The gained results can be used to improve operating models in construction companies and to improve productivity in construction projects. Furthermore, the results can provide insights into the benefits of industrialization, and thus promote its application in wood construction.Teollistaminen puurakentamisessa. Tiivistelmä. Rakennusalalla on viime vuosikymmenet ollut varsin heikko tuottavuus ja kehitystoimet ovat olleet vähäisiä. Näiden ongelmien taustalla ovat muun muassa lyhytaikaiset sopimukset, heikko tuotteen, datan ja prosessien määrittely sekä alalla vallitseva muutoshaluttomuus. Puurakentamisen teollistaminen on yksi tapa vähentää alalle ominaisia ongelmia. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena on ...
Industrialization in wood construction
Abstract. The construction industry has been lacking in productivity and development in the past decades. The underlying reasons behind the weak improvements in construction include short-term contracts, poor definition of product, data, and processes as well as prevailing change resistance in the industry. Industrialization is one way to improve these issues. This research aims to investigate the characteristics of industrialization, its maturity state in a case company, and finally determine the next steps for improving industrialization in wood construction. For achieving the research objectives, a case-study supported by a broad literature review is conducted. The literature review identifies that the preconditions for industrial operation model are product, processes, and data, supported by integrated IT and continuous improvement. Commonly issues occur especially in data management and integration, as found also through the case-study. The roadmap for improving industrialization in wood construction requires changing attitudes, better definition of product, processes, and data, better data management and integration, and systematic development. The results include concrete data about the case company’s current state, obtained via a maturity model, as well as possible development measures to improve the situation. The gained results can be used to improve operating models in construction companies and to improve productivity in construction projects. Furthermore, the results can provide insights into the benefits of industrialization, and thus promote its application in wood construction.Teollistaminen puurakentamisessa. Tiivistelmä. Rakennusalalla on viime vuosikymmenet ollut varsin heikko tuottavuus ja kehitystoimet ovat olleet vähäisiä. Näiden ongelmien taustalla ovat muun muassa lyhytaikaiset sopimukset, heikko tuotteen, datan ja prosessien määrittely sekä alalla vallitseva muutoshaluttomuus. Puurakentamisen teollistaminen on yksi tapa vähentää alalle ominaisia ongelmia. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena on ...
Industrialization in wood construction
Haataja, O. (Olga) (author)
2023-04-11
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Electronic Resource
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