TY - JOUR
T1 - Digital-enabled Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) in offsite construction
T2 - A modularity perspective for the product and process integration
AU - Tan, Tan
AU - Mills, Grant
AU - Papadonikolaki, Eleni
AU - Li, Baofeng
AU - Huang, Jing
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This study aims to use modularity to impact various facets of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and explore the relationship between product modularity, process modularity, and DfMA within the context of Offsite Construction (OSC). The study fills this gap through an exploratory single case study by identifying perceptual measures of these three concepts. The study shows the alignment between multi-dimensionality of modularity, such as product modularity and process modularity, enhances the capability of DfMA. From a modularity perspective, the reconfiguration of abstraction, information hiding, and interface is an essential strategy to change the traditional design process. This reconfiguration is to adapt to the new scenarios brought by OSC and digital fabrication technologies and the new design tasks associated with these scenarios. This study has theoretical implications for the modular approach to DfMA and practical implications for those who expect digital fabrication techniques in offsite construction.
AB - This study aims to use modularity to impact various facets of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and explore the relationship between product modularity, process modularity, and DfMA within the context of Offsite Construction (OSC). The study fills this gap through an exploratory single case study by identifying perceptual measures of these three concepts. The study shows the alignment between multi-dimensionality of modularity, such as product modularity and process modularity, enhances the capability of DfMA. From a modularity perspective, the reconfiguration of abstraction, information hiding, and interface is an essential strategy to change the traditional design process. This reconfiguration is to adapt to the new scenarios brought by OSC and digital fabrication technologies and the new design tasks associated with these scenarios. This study has theoretical implications for the modular approach to DfMA and practical implications for those who expect digital fabrication techniques in offsite construction.
KW - design for manufacture and assembly
KW - design innovation
KW - modular construction
KW - process modularity
KW - Product modularity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85134750715&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17452007.2022.2104208
DO - 10.1080/17452007.2022.2104208
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85134750715
SN - 1745-2007
VL - 19
SP - 267
EP - 282
JO - Architectural Engineering and Design Management
JF - Architectural Engineering and Design Management
IS - 3
ER -