Transition from Engineer-to-Order (EtO) to Assembly-to-Order (AtO) in Civil Infrastructure Projects: An Exploration of the Highways Supply Chain

Tezel, Algan, Gosling, Jonathan, Kumar, Maneesh and Koskela, Lauri (2017) Transition from Engineer-to-Order (EtO) to Assembly-to-Order (AtO) in Civil Infrastructure Projects: An Exploration of the Highways Supply Chain. In: EurOMA 2017, 1st-5th July, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Modular and offsite construction (O/M) has been on the agenda of the construction industry to improve its overall performance for some time. However, the existing body of research on O/M focuses mostly on the housing and building sector. This paper explores O/M in civil infrastructure projects as part of efforts associated with likening the Engineer-to-Order (EtO) construction industry to Assembly-to-Order (AtO) industries. By studying four highways construction projects in the UK as cases and collecting expert opinions, the current O/M condition is explored and a set of barriers and opportunities for O/M in the highways supply chain is presented

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Off-site, Modular, Highways
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Schools:	School of Art, Design and Architecture > Innovative design lab School of Art, Design and Architecture
Related URLs:	Author Conference
Depositing User:	Bulent Tezel
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2017 14:09
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2017 18:30
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/32363

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