#9 Implementing DfMA and Lean in Construction: Best Practice Guidelines through a Study of Building Services and Structure
The use of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and Lean production principles in construction projects can lead to reduced construction costs and time, minimised waste and risk, while also improving quality and safety.
However, attempts to implement these approaches in the Australian building industry have not yet delivered their full potential benefits.
This project will investigate the major challenges and opportunities for the effective implementation of DfMA and Lean production principles in construction, specifically through the lens of coordinating building structure and services. The project will identify and develop best practice guidelines for further testing in future projects.
Lead researcher
Industrialisation
Building Design and DFMA
Theme coordinator
Ivana Kuzmanovska
Projects
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
#30 Critical Path IMPACT through Productisation
#9 Implementing DfMA and Lean in Construction: Best Practice Guidelines through a Study of Building Services and Structure
#18 Long-span Low-Carbon Floor Systems (Scoping Study)
#10 Product Platform for Volumetric Building (Scoping Study)
Platforms and Process
Theme coordinator
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Projects
#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
#9 Implementing DfMA and Lean in Construction: Best Practice Guidelines through a Study of Building Services and Structure
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab