Design for manufacture and assembly in construction: a review
Journal article
Gao, S., Jin, R. and Lu, W. (2019). Design for manufacture and assembly in construction: a review. Building Research & Information. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2019.1660608
Authors | Gao, S., Jin, R. and Lu, W. |
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Abstract | Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) is known as both a philosophy and a methodology whereby products are designed in a way that is as amenable as possible for downstream manufacturing and assembly. As construction is moving towards a combination of offsite prefabrication and onsite assembly, DfMA is gaining momentum in this heterogeneous industry. Nevertheless, a comprehensive review of DfMA in construction, its prospects and challenges in particular, seems absent from the literature. This study reviews the processes and principles of DfMA and explores the possible perspectives of DfMA with a view to providing implications to the construction industry. It was found that DfMA in construction has been interpreted from three perspectives: (1) a holistic design process that encompasses how structure or object will be manufactured, assembled and guided with DfMA principles; (2) an evaluation system that can work with virtual design and construction (VDC) to evaluate the efficiency of manufacturing and assembly; and (3) a game-changing philosophy that embraces the ever-changing prefabrication and modular construction technologies. This study suggests that development of design guidelines, forming multidisciplinary team, use of VDC systems and understanding the lean principles are factors that could further enhance the successful application of DfMA in construction. |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Building Research & Information |
Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
ISSN | 0961-3218 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2019.1660608 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 05 Sep 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 22 Aug 2019 |
Deposited | 29 May 2020 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Additional information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Building Research and Information on 05/09/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09613218.2019.1660608 |
Page range | 1-13 |
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