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Timber volume element prefabrication : production and market aspects
Problems discussed within the Swedish housing industry are lack of competition, quality and increased costs. Improvements to cope with these problems have shown to be low compared to manufacturing and other industries. Explanations are argued to be industry specific differences, peculiarities and the culture of construction, and thus implicate a need for development of innovations that can manage the peculiarities and culture of construction. The industry specific differences between manufacturing and construction also detain transfer of competitive management principles from process oriented manufacturing to project oriented construction. Timber prefabrication is argued to be a possible catalyst for improvements towards industrialization and process orientation in Swedish housing construction. The comprehensive aim of this research is therefore to develop the understanding of obstacles and feasible improvements in Swedish housing based on timber prefabrication through the investigation of timber component supplying generally and timber volume element prefabrication specifically. The study embrace one comparative multiple case study including five different material component suppliers, and investigates differences in business and market strategies for timber components suppliers compared to steel and concrete components suppliers. Secondly a multiple case study including the five leading Swedish timber volume element manufacturers are performed. The case study describes hindrance and possibilities of timber volume element production. Third, a survey of 57 possible customers of timber volume element prefabricated houses is performed to increase the understanding of the low adoption rate of timber volume element prefabrication in commercial buildings and multi-family and multi-storey housing. To support and develop the understanding of hindrances and possibilities for timber prefabrication and timber volume element prefabrication, literature studies are executed within complex system theory, innovation diffusion ...
Timber volume element prefabrication : production and market aspects
Problems discussed within the Swedish housing industry are lack of competition, quality and increased costs. Improvements to cope with these problems have shown to be low compared to manufacturing and other industries. Explanations are argued to be industry specific differences, peculiarities and the culture of construction, and thus implicate a need for development of innovations that can manage the peculiarities and culture of construction. The industry specific differences between manufacturing and construction also detain transfer of competitive management principles from process oriented manufacturing to project oriented construction. Timber prefabrication is argued to be a possible catalyst for improvements towards industrialization and process orientation in Swedish housing construction. The comprehensive aim of this research is therefore to develop the understanding of obstacles and feasible improvements in Swedish housing based on timber prefabrication through the investigation of timber component supplying generally and timber volume element prefabrication specifically. The study embrace one comparative multiple case study including five different material component suppliers, and investigates differences in business and market strategies for timber components suppliers compared to steel and concrete components suppliers. Secondly a multiple case study including the five leading Swedish timber volume element manufacturers are performed. The case study describes hindrance and possibilities of timber volume element production. Third, a survey of 57 possible customers of timber volume element prefabricated houses is performed to increase the understanding of the low adoption rate of timber volume element prefabrication in commercial buildings and multi-family and multi-storey housing. To support and develop the understanding of hindrances and possibilities for timber prefabrication and timber volume element prefabrication, literature studies are executed within complex system theory, innovation diffusion ...
Timber volume element prefabrication : production and market aspects
Höök, Matilda (author)
2005-01-01
2005:65
Theses
Electronic Resource
English
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