Evaluation of lean off-site construction literature through the lens of industry 4.0 and 5.0

A Hadi, F Cheung, S Adjei, A Dulaimi - Journal of Construction …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Lean manufacturing principles are being increasingly employed in off-site construction
(OSC) with the primary objective of reducing waste and improving production efficiency. This …

Understanding the key risks affecting cost and schedule performance of modular construction projects

M Abdul Nabi, IH El-adaway - Journal of management in …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Modular construction has been documented to be superior over traditional construction
methods in terms of schedule, quality, predictability, and other project objectives. However …

Modeling the influence patterns of barriers to electronic procurement technology usage in construction projects

SK Yevu, ATW Yu, A Darko, G Nani… - Engineering …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate the dynamic influences of clustered barriers that
hinder electronic procurement technology (EPT) implementation in construction …

Key factors affecting labor productivity in offsite construction projects

RH Assaad, IH El-Adaway, M Hastak… - Journal of …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Offsite construction has been shown to possess many advantages and benefits in dealing
with the construction industry's challenges, which include poor labor productivity …

Modular circular economy in energy infrastructure projects: Enabling factors and barriers

B Mignacca, G Locatelli - Journal of Management in Engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
There is a growing body of literature surrounding circular economy (CE) and energy
infrastructure projects. Most of this literature focuses on CE initiatives related to material …

Integrated approaches to design for manufacture and assembly: A case study of Huoshenshan hospital to combat COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

T Tan, G Mills, J Hu, E Papadonikolaki - Journal of management in …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Rapid deployment of modular hospital facilities has become an essential action in the
COVID-19 response. Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) has played a significant …

End-users engagement for enacting value of complex projects: an ecological perspective

A Paravano, G Locatelli, P Trucco - Journal of Management in …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Engagement is fundamental for organizations in complex projects' ecologies (eg, space,
nuclear, telecommunication) to enact value for their end-users. However, the existing …

Strategies to achieve high adoption of organizational change initiatives within the AEC industry

O Maali, N Kepple, B Lines - Journal of management in engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Organizations must be adept at managing the adoption of change initiatives. However, it is
argued that more than half of change adoption efforts fail to reach their objectives. This study …

DFMA-oriented modular and parametric design and secondary splitting of vertical PC components

D Dong, Y Zou, H Pan, G Zhou, Y Feng, Y Tang - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The design and production of assembled buildings are difficult to standardise, which limits
their extensive application. In this paper, the design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) …

Quantification of the state of practice of offsite construction and related technologies: Current trends and future prospects

RH Assaad, IH El-Adaway, M Hastak… - Journal of …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Although some researchers and practitioners have perceived that the current reliance on
offsite construction methods is high, other studies have hypothesized that the use of offsite …