Annotated Bibliography on Industrialization in Construction Sector

This annotated bibliography examines the impact of industrialization on the construction sector, focusing on themes such as modular construction, offsite construction techniques, and design for manufacture and assembly (DMA). The bibliography includes summaries of key research articles that explore the benefits of industrialization, including reduced time and costs, improved quality and safety, and reduced environmental impact. The selected sources cover various aspects, from the application of production and technological processes to the development of innovative design solutions and the management of risks in international construction projects. The annotated bibliography also addresses the role of subcontractors, the use of modern technologies, and the importance of iteration in the design phase. Moreover, it explores the development of a classification matrix for production systems and the application of 3D printing in construction. The bibliography provides a comprehensive overview of the positive impacts and advancements brought about by industrialization in the construction sector.

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Impact of industrialization on the construction sector
Ahmed wa Hammad,Hanna Grybowska, Monty sutrisna (2019). A novel mathematical optimisation model
for the scheduling of activities in modular construction factories. Construction management and economics ,
page 1-18,
In this book, the idea of industrialization in the construction sector is introduced with the concept of modular
construction. The number of reports has given on this mode of construction that it is advantageous as
compared to on-site construction. When it is contrasted with conventional construction, the impact is
reduced time, costly and reduced environmental impact. Its operations also take places in a manner that is
sequential and linear hence the resources allocated are minimal. Industrialization in the construction sector
involves the application of production and technological processes from the sector of manufacturing to the
sector of construction so as reduce time, improve quality cost and the safety of construction.
Antti peltokorki( 2017)c categorising modularization strategies to achieve various objectives of building
investments. Construction management and economics. Volume 36
This article also introduces the concept of modularization in the construction industry. Various articles have
been introduced and examined so as to identify and classify the strategies in construction. The research
shows that modularization is the best approach to develop an innovative design solution, quality project,
reduced cost and improved schedule performance. The approach also improves and enables flexibility in the
building usage and maintenance although the objectives depend on the project. This idea is applied in
positioning and developing the developers, owners, contractors and module suppliers in the supply chain.
Edward Goh, martin loosemore (2017) the impact of industrialization on construction subcontractors .
construction management and economics 35:5 pages 288-304.
The author emphasises the need for industrialization to subcontractors order to improve the entire sector of
construction. When there is industrialization in the sub constructor sector, the changes that will be
experienced will have a great impact on the industry. The subcontractor's resources bring about potential
opportunities so as to achieve a competitive advantage. The quality of construction has been improved, the
cost of construction has been reduced and the resources is also minimised through the cost-effective means

of construction. The environment has been maintained and also the complexity and uniqueness of different
construction items have been improved hence improving competition in the field of construction.
Henric Johnson ( 2019) classification of production systems for an industrial building. Construction
management and economics. Volume 32
This article introduces the use of offsite modern technologies as a method of construction. The adoption of
this strategy in the construction sector has led to changes in people's perception conducting the industrialized
construction, it has also led to improvement on procurement and providing better cost data, dealing with
planning and regulations. It has also encouraged the political levels and provides them with practical
guidance to the constructors.
Martin Haller, Weizhuo lu, Gustav Jansson(2015). An indicator for superfluous iteration in offsite building
design processes. Architectural engineering and design management 11:5 pages 360-375.
The concept of iteration is very essential in designing phase of construction . in this research it is identified
in two dimensions, the iteration that increases the quality and the one that deals with design complexity
called the superfluous iterations. Here, the meaning of superfluous iteration is provided and how the
complexity of construction through design and scheduling can be maintained and improved. It provides the
project managers with skills so as to be able to come up with unique features of construction on the project
after the other. industrialization in the construction sector has led to various positive impacts that have led to
the growth of the construction sector.
Satish Kumar, Viswanathan Kamalendra Kumar Tripathi , Kumar Neeraj Jha. (2019) Influence of risk
mitigation measures on international construction project success criteria – a survey of Indian experience.
Construction Management and Economics, page 1-16.
The author explains the risk that is faced by international construction projects and the risk mitigation
measures that are put in place in order to fill the knowledge gap. In this research, the risk mitigation
measures were identified and the project success criteria such as cost performance, schedule performance

and the firm performance were identified, the research reveals that the risk mutations enable the construction
sector to achieve and improve project success criteria and the project management success.
Shang Gao, Ruoyi jin, weisheng Lu. (2019)Design for manufacture and assembly in construction. Building
research and information. 0:0 pages 1-13.
The author in this article describes the growth DMA in the construction industry as a result of the movement
of construction towards the combination of offsite and onsite assembly. The research shows that when the
design guidelines, multidisciplinary teams and understand the core principles will enhance the used of DMA
in the field of construction which in turn will lead to improvement and technological advancement in
construction through creating an implication to the construction industry.
Shouhong Wang.(2019) The business model of sustainable open educational resources (OER) International
journal of applied management theory and research 1:2 pages 1-16
In this article industrialization in the construction sector is introduced by developing a matrix that is used to
classify the systems production that is used in constructions into various industrialization degrees. The
production systems, in this case, are the production technology and the supply chain structure. The matrix is
applied in analysing the strength and the weakness of the production system so that it can be rectified. The
importance if this matrix is also applicable when constructing a new or adjusting the existing production
system so that the requirements of the market are met and the level of competition is maintained.
Tomonari Yashiro.(2014) conceptual framework of the evolution and transformation of the idea of the
industrialization in building japan. Construction management and economics 32:1-2 pages 16-39.
This article describes the ideas that are connected to industrialization in the construction sector. The
framework explains the introduction of an innovative method, technologies in manufacturing and
production, the management systems that is the organizational, functional and lifecycle. The conclusion
reveals that the framework is the best method that can be used in describing the issue of industrialization in
third various contexts in evolving and transforming the idea of industrialization in the construction sector.

Zakaria dakhil, zouber lafhaj(2017).experimental and numerical prototyping of a complex cement column
formwork for construction. architectural engineering and design management page 147-165.
This research is applied in civil engineering where complex and unique features are needed. This is where
the induction of 3D is introduced. The result shows that the feasibility of applying 3D printing technology to
come up with a complex-shaped photo typed formwork for cement poles in construction make it ideal to
come up with more unique and distinct construction features. The use of 3D also makes the design very
appealing and makes the architectural design look very real and this makes it easy to know what the design
entails thus improves the construction sector.