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Agren, R and Wing, R D (2014) Five moments in the history of industrialized building. Construction Management and Economics, 32(01), 7-15.

Bildsten, L (2014) Buyer-supplier relationships in industrialized building. Construction Management and Economics, 32(01), 146-59.

Brege, S, Stehn, L and Nord, T (2014) Business models in industrialized building of multi-storey houses. Construction Management and Economics, 32(01), 208-26.

Eriksson, P E, Olander, S, Szentes, H and Widen, K (2014) Managing short-term efficiency and long-term development through industrialized construction. Construction Management and Economics, 32(01), 97-108.

Hedgren, E and Stehn, L (2014) The impact of clients' decision-making on their adoption of industrialized building. Construction Management and Economics, 32(01), 126-45.

Jansson, G, Johnsson, H and Engstrom, D (2014) Platform use in systems building. Construction Management and Economics, 32(01), 70-82.

Larsson, J, Eriksson, P E, Olofsson, T and Simonsson, P (2014) Industrialized construction in the Swedish infrastructure sector: core elements and barriers. Construction Management and Economics, 32(01), 83-96.

Type: Journal Article
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ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2013.812227
Abstract:
In construction projects, a large number of deviations are usually found during inspections and adjusted in a reactive manner. For projects to become proactive, root causes need to be identified and eliminated as a part of a process of continuous improvement (CI). Plan-do-check-act (PDCA) methods are part of CI and have been used with success within the manufacturing industry for decades. Research studies of PDCA in construction are less common, which could be explained by the past dominance of the project-based nature of construction compared to the process-based nature of manufacture. Industrialized construction, however, has changed this picture somewhat, and it is of interest to find out how well it works for less industrialized activities in construction. A PDCA method was tested in two cases selected from one medium-sized Swedish industrialized housebuilder, which uses a building system based on offsite manufactured modules. Empirical results are based on systematic data gathered through interviews and participant observations. Results from the two cases show that the PDCA method worked even when processes were divided into industrialized parts within a factory and non-industrial parts at the construction site although this might lead to temporary corrective actions rather than permanent process actions.

Schmidt, R, Vibaek, K S and Austin, S (2014) Evaluating the adaptability of an industrialized building using dependency structure matrices. Construction Management and Economics, 32(01), 160-82.

Yunus, R and Yang, J (2014) Improving ecological performance of industrialized building systems in Malaysia. Construction Management and Economics, 32(01), 183-95.