Search for dissertations about: "industrialized construction"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words industrialized construction.

  2. 16. Mapping the concept of industrialized bridge construction : potentials and obstacles

    Author : Johan Larsson; Christina Claeson-Jonsson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Structural Engineering; Konstruktionsteknik;

    Abstract : Improving productivity is a central challenge in most industries and so also in construction. In many countries, such as Great Britain and US (Egan, 1998; Huang et al., 2009; Teichholz, 2001), governmental reports and research publications have highlighted the slow growth of productivity in the construction industry. READ MORE

  4. 17. Overcoming organizational lock-in in decision-making : Construction clients facing innovation

    Author : Erika Hedgren; Suvi Nenonen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träbyggnad; Timber Structures;

    Abstract : The role of clients in construction innovation is receiving increasingresearch attention due to their perceived tendencies to adhere to conventional practices preserving the status-quo. The aim of this thesis is to improve understanding of construction client organizations’ behaviour that affects their ability to overcome organizational lock-in in their new-build decision-making processes, and thus their ability to adopt innovation. READ MORE

  5. 18. Managing information to unblock supplier-led innovation in construction : barriers to client decision-making on industrialized building in Sweden

    Author : Susanne Engström; Christine Räisänen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träbyggnad; Timber Structures;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to further the understanding of the role of the construction client as a decision-maker on supplier-led innovation. The analysis targets the ability of Swedish professional building clients to manage information about innovations extending beyond their current frames of reference. READ MORE

  6. 19. Lean culture in industrialized housing : a study of timber volume element prefabrication

    Author : Matilda Höök; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träbyggnad; Timber Structures;

    Abstract : Industrialization and the use of timber have been put forward by means of its potential for increased efficiency in housing construction. Industrialized housing is related to learning from manufacturing, but the construction culture still has to be considered when development is discussed. READ MORE

  7. 20. Towards Partnerships in Industrialized Housing

    Author : Louise Bildsten; Staffan Brege; Jakob Rehme; Roine Leiringer; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse purchasing strategies and their interdependence with the production process and supplier relationships in industrialized housing. The thesis is a multiple case study of four Swedish industrialized timber-housing manufacturers. READ MORE