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On the way to a smart factory for single-family wooden house builders in Sweden
Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH, Industrial Product Development, Production and Design.
Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH, Supply Chain and Operations Management. Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH, Industrial Product Development, Production and Design. School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0216-4493
Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH, Supply Chain and Operations Management. Träcentrum Nässjö Kompetensutveckling AB, Nässjö, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1353-2869
2018 (English)Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

To remain competitive, single-family wooden house builders might create smart wooden house factories. Smart factories and smart production are recent concepts used to denote ideas that support competitiveness in for example the automotive industry. In the housing sector, a concept introduced to increase competitiveness is industrialized house-building. The aim of the study presented here was to investigate whether industrialized house-building characteristics could be a step toward a smart factory for wooden house builders. In this paper, ideas of the smart wooden house factory are synthesized, and challenges for the single-family wooden house builder are identified. The study is founded on empirical data from one single-case study. A challenge identified was the maturity level of the culture and organization to commit to and utilize modern technology and modern working methods. The concept of the smart wooden house factory is still in its infancy and needs further research.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2018. Vol. 25, p. 459-470
Series
Procedia Manufacturing, ISSN 2351-9789
Keywords [en]
industrialized house-building, single-family wooden house builder, smart wooden house factory
National Category
Construction Management
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-39270DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2018.06.129Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85065659809OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-39270DiVA, id: diva2:1201840
Conference
8th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2018, 16-18 May 2018, Stockholm, Sweden
Available from: 2018-04-26 Created: 2018-04-26 Last updated: 2023-09-13Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Smart manufacturing for the wooden single-family house industry
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Smart manufacturing for the wooden single-family house industry
2020 (English)Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

To meet the demand of future building requirements, and to improve productivity and competitiveness, there is a need to modernize and revise the current practices in the wooden single-family house industry. In several other sectors, intensive work is being done to adapt to the anticipated fourth industrial revolution. The manufacturing industry has already begun its transformation with concepts such as smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0. So far, smart manufacturing has not been discussed to any significant extent for the wooden single-family house industry, even though it might be a way for this industry to improve productivity and competitiveness.

The research presented in this thesis aims at increased knowledge about what smart manufacturing means for the wooden single-family house industry. This requires investigating what smart wooden house manufacturingis, what challenges that might be associated with it, and how smart wooden house manufacturing can be realized. At the core of this thesis is the conceptualization of smart wooden house manufacturing—when realized, it is expected to contribute to improve the competitiveness of the wooden single family house industry.

The findings presented here are based on three Research Studies. Two studies were case studies within the wooden single-family house industry. The third study was a traditional literature review.

The findings revealed two definitions and 26 components of smart wooden house manufacturing. At large, smart wooden house manufacturing emphasizes digital transformation with a focus on digital information flow, how to add information, information compilation, and information distribution between systems/programs and departments. Some of the challenges associated with smart wooden house manufacturing are, e.g. culture, competence and manual transfer of information between systems.

The findings indicate similarities of smart wooden house manufacturing within certain components of industrialized house building and Industry 4.0, these components could enable the realization of smart wooden house manufacturing.

Abstract [sv]

För att möta efterfrågan på framtida byggkrav och för att förbättra produktiviteten och konkurrenskraften finns det ett behov av att modernisera och revidera nuvarande tillvägagångssätt inom träsmåhusindustrin. I flera andra sektorer arbetas det intensivt med att anpassa sig till den förväntade fjärde industriella revolutionen. Tillverkningsindustrin har redan påbörjat sin omvandling med koncept som smart manufacturing och Industry 4.0. Hittills har smart manufacturing inte diskuterats i någon större utsträckning för träsmåhusindustrin, även om det kan vara ett sätt för denna industri att förbättra produktiviteten och konkurrenskraften.

Forskningen som presenteras i denna avhandling syftar till ökad kunskap om vad smart manufacturing innebär för träsmåhusindustrin. Detta kräver undersökning av vad smart trähustillverkning är, vilka utmaningar som kan vara förknippade med det och hur smart trähustillverkning kan realiseras. Kärnan i denna uppsats är begreppsframställningen av smart trähustillverkning—när det realiserats förväntas det bidra till att förbättra konkurrenskraften för träsmåhusindustrin.

Resultaten som presenteras här är baserat på tre forskningsstudier. Två studier var fallstudier inom träsmåhusindustrin. Den tredje studien var en traditionell litteraturstudie.

Resultaten avslöjade två definitioner och 26 komponenter av smart träshustillverkning. Sammanfattningsvis betonar smart trähustillverkning digital transformation med fokus på digitalt informationsflöde, hur man lägger till information, sammanställning av information och informationsfördelning mellan system / program och avdelningar. Några av utmaningarna associerade med smart trähustillverkning är t.ex. kultur, kompetens och manuell överföring av information mellan system.

Resultaten indikerar likheter mellan smart träshustillverkning inom vissa komponenter av industriellt husbyggande och Industry 4.0, dessa komponenter skulle kunna möjliggöra realiseringen av smart trähustillverkning.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Jönköping: Jönköping University, School of Engineering, 2020. p. 97
Series
JTH Dissertation Series ; 052
Keywords
smart wooden house manufacturing, smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0, smart factory, industrialized house building
National Category
Construction Management
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-48249 (URN)978-91-87289-55-2 (ISBN)
Presentation
2020-05-28, da Vinci (E4106) / Via Zoom, Jönköping University, School of Engineering, Jönköping, 15:00 (English)
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Available from: 2020-05-04 Created: 2020-05-04 Last updated: 2023-09-13Bibliographically approved

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