TY - JOUR
T1 - Mass Customization in the House Building Industry
T2 - Literature Review and Research Directions
AU - Larsen, Maria Stoettrup Schioenning
AU - Lindhard, Søren Munch
AU - Brunø, Thomas Ditlev
AU - Nielsen, Kjeld
AU - Larsen, Jesper Kranker
PY - 2019/10/10
Y1 - 2019/10/10
N2 - Mass customization is a manufacturing paradigm that enables customized and personalized design at a cost near mass production. Mass customization's ability to lower unit cost, increase quality, and shorten project duration for customized offerings is considered highly relevant for tomorrow's house building industry. Therefore, through a literature review, this research investigates state-of-the-art in mass customization in the house building industry from four perspectives: (1) mass customization in the house building industry, (2) modular and off-site construction, (3) construction supply chains, and (4) customer satisfaction. It is concluded that a great potential exists for applying mass customization in the house building industry. However, despite its potential, research on mass customization in the house building industry is sparse. In particular, research on developing the solution space and choice navigation tools is limited in this industry.
AB - Mass customization is a manufacturing paradigm that enables customized and personalized design at a cost near mass production. Mass customization's ability to lower unit cost, increase quality, and shorten project duration for customized offerings is considered highly relevant for tomorrow's house building industry. Therefore, through a literature review, this research investigates state-of-the-art in mass customization in the house building industry from four perspectives: (1) mass customization in the house building industry, (2) modular and off-site construction, (3) construction supply chains, and (4) customer satisfaction. It is concluded that a great potential exists for applying mass customization in the house building industry. However, despite its potential, research on mass customization in the house building industry is sparse. In particular, research on developing the solution space and choice navigation tools is limited in this industry.
KW - customer satisfaction
KW - house building industry
KW - literature review
KW - mass customization
KW - modular construction
KW - off-site construction
KW - supply chains
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074163112&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fbuil.2019.00115
DO - 10.3389/fbuil.2019.00115
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2297-3362
VL - 5
JO - Frontiers in Built Environment Front. Built Environ.
JF - Frontiers in Built Environment Front. Built Environ.
M1 - 115
ER -