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If the construction process can be transformed into the streamlined and predictable assembly of pre-manufactured parts, combined with on-site construction processes that are carefully managed to add the maximum value, much greater productivity can result.. To give a slightly left-field example, consider a circus tent.Typically, these large structures are put up overnight by a small team of trained operatives.
In a budget-conscious industry, every hour counts, so assembly is planned to be as quick as possible, and disassembly is just as quick.It would be even quicker if the tent was pre-erected, of course, but this doesn’t make sense from a transportation and logistics perspective.Instead, they use a component kit-of-parts that is easily handled and takes up very little space during transportation.
A permanent building may have different drivers, but lessons can still be learned from highly efficient on-site works such as the circus tent.. One aim of a fully considered DfMA strategy is to enable smooth running of the construction site.To create a well-orchestrated assembly line with productive workers carrying out pre-determined, standardised and well-understood tasks in predictable timeframes..
In short, we want construction sites to be more like factories.. Off-site and modular construction: are factories really all that great?.
Prefabrication in factories (off-site construction) is often thought of as a panacea, a sure-fire way for construction sites to achieve greater productivity.The sorts of friends who I met on the train were concerned about those around them.. Of course, when we start to shine a light into the cave, then we can see where there may be danger, but also where there may be richness and treasure..
It is certainly more frightening to travel into new territory alone.In a group, where you can look out for one another and work together, the path forward becomes easier, safer, and quicker.. What this bizarrely brings into my mind is the infamous story of.
A Christmas Carol.by Charles Dickens.
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