#9 Implementing DfMA and Lean in Construction: Best Practice Guidelines through a Study of Building Services and Structure
This 6-month research project aimed to understand: the current state of Lean and Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) knowledge within construction; their degree of implementation in both the local construction industry and abroad; and the implementation challenges that need to be addressed if we are to see broader uptake.
To address these points, the project team conducted a literature review, a case study of a local construction project, and a survey of leading local and international companies who have adopted DfMA and/or Lean practices. The findings were synthesised into a self-assessment tool and implementation roadmap concept aimed at individual companies hoping to adopt Lean and DfMA practices.
Researchers on the project included: Dr Ivana Kuzmanovska: Dr Rachel Couper, Dr Tharaka De Vass, Dr
Felix Hui, Dr Duncan Maxwell, Dr Robert Moehler, Prof Tuan Ngo, Achini Peiris, Dr Gao Shang, Prof Amrik Sohal, Rebecca Williams, Yiqin (Iris) Yu & Darcy Zelenko.
Industrialisation
Building Design and DFMA
Projects
Light House Project #3: NCHA Independent Living Lab
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#38 Victorian Government Digital Build – Translating theory into practice
Platforms and Process
Theme coordinator
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Projects
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#38 Victorian Government Digital Build – Translating theory into practice
#25 Operational Excellence framework of steel fabrication and processing in the OSM and prefabrication sector (Phase 1)
#3 Projects to Platforms: Investigating New Forms of Collaboration – Scoping Study
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod