Identifying the Design Feature That Causes Project Delay in DfMA: A Dominant Element Analysis Method for Project Scheduling

Design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) is an engineering methodology which aims to increase ease of manufacture and efficiency of assembly by considering manufacturing and assembly constraints in the design process. However, current DfMA approaches in the construction sector are not automated enough to identify the design features that...

Cloud manufacturing for industrialized construction: Opportunities and challenges for a new manufacturing model

More widespread use of industrialized construction (IC) is hampered by the high capital cost of advanced production facilities paired with low profit margins. A novel service-oriented cloud manufacturing (CMfg) model could in theory increase utilization and profitability of distributed production facilities. However, little research has...