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Bakht, M N and El-Diraby, T E (2015) Synthesis of Decision-Making Research in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(09).

Francom, T C and El Asmar, M (2015) Project Quality and Change Performance Differences Associated with the Use of Building Information Modeling in Design and Construction Projects: Univariate and Multivariate Analyses. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(09).

Kim, H, Lee, H, Park, M, Ahn, C R and Hwang, S (2015) Productivity Forecasting of Newly Added Workers Based on Time-Series Analysis and Site Learning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(09).

O’Connor, J T, O’Brien, W J and Choi, J O (2015) Standardization Strategy for Modular Industrial Plants. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(09).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Project planning and design; Standardization; Modularization; Industrial plants; Modular; Strategic planning;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001001
  • Abstract:
    Modularization is a well-established technique in which a portion of site-based work is exported to fabrication shops, thereby contributing to an improved construction. When modularization is combined with design standardization, according to the literature of the shipbuilding and manufacturing industries, the result is a leveraging opportunity. Such an approach can incorporate all the benefits from both design standardization and modularization and can constitute a strategy for augmenting modularization. This paper addresses a leveraging opportunity for modularization augmentation by examining how modularization and design standardization relate to one another in the industrial sector. A research team comprised of industrial and academic members identified standard modules as well as a modular standardized plant (MSP) as distinct approaches to combining modularization and design standardization. The research further identified 10 types of economic advantages and 3 types of economic disadvantages when the two are combined. Consequently, the paper documents case studies to provide further insight into the characteristics of modular projects with standard design, the assessment results of its impact and benefits, and the lessons learned.

Park, M, Elsafty, N and Zhu, Z (2015) Hardhat-Wearing Detection for Enhancing On-Site Safety of Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(09).

Saurin, T A, Formoso, C T, Reck, R, Beck da Silva Etges, B M and Ribeiro, J L D (2015) Findings from the Analysis of Incident-Reporting Systems of Construction Companies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(09).

Ye, K, Zhu, W, Shan, Y and Li, S (2015) Effects of Market Competition on the Sustainability Performance of the Construction Industry: China Case. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(09).