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Waste identification and elimination in the transportation and assembly process of modular construction
Saris, N.A. (2021) Waste identification and elimination in the transportation and assembly process of modular construction.
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| Abstract: | Modular construction, i.e. industrialized construction, is gaining ground compared to traditional construction. By transferring tasks from a construction site environment to a manufacturing environment, a higher productivity rate can be achieved while lowering the project costs. Although, activities that do not add value to the final product, i.e. Non-Value Adding (NVA) activities or waste, can result in an increase in costs and schedule duration. Company X is a construction company that applied industrialized construction to their housing projects. A pilot project performed by Company X showed that xx% of onsite construction activities can be labelled as NVA. Therefore, the objective of this research is to suggest measures that reduce waste in the transport and assembly process of modular construction. The current transportation and assembly process has been mapped first. Data regarding the transportation and assembly process was gathered by observations at the loading process and analysing camera images regarding the unloading and assembly of a modular housing project of Company X. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | ET: Engineering Technology |
| Programme: | Construction Management and Engineering MSc (60337) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/88897 |
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