Productivity, Challenges, and Applying Mass Customization in the Building and Construction Industry

Kim Nørgaard Jensen; Kjeld Nielsen; Thomas Ditlev Brunø; Jesper Kranker Larsen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77556-2_34

Productivity, Challenges, and Applying Mass Customization in the Building and Construction Industry

Kim Nørgaard Jensen, Kjeld Nielsen, Thomas Ditlev Brunø, Jesper Kranker Larsen

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Abstract

The productivity in the Danish construction industry is significantly less compared to other sectors in Denmark. It has only doubled over the last 50 years, and based on this fact, this paper as a starting point look into the productivity of the building and construction industry to investigate trend similarities with other countries. Hereafter a literature study elaborates the challenges within the building and construction industry to understand the conditions that strain the industry in improving productivity.

Mass customization as a strategy has increased productivity and competitiveness in other industries in Denmark, and despite that mass customization has not been explored much in the research field of the building and construction industry, so implementing this strategy might affect the building and construction industry in a positive way. Therefore, this paper also study some indicators that justify mass customization as a strategy applicable within the building and construction industry, as well as some assumptions and requirements of applying mass customization.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Customization 4.0 : Proceedings of the 9th World Mass Customization & Personalization Conference (MCPC 2017), Aachen, Germany, November 20th-21st, 2017
Number of pages	14
Publisher	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date	21 Jun 2018
Edition	1
Pages	551-565
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-77555-5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-77556-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77556-2_34
Publication status	Published - 21 Jun 2018
Event	9th World Mass Customization & Personalization Conference (MCPC 2017) - Duration: 20 Nov 2017 → 21 Nov 2017

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Conference	9th World Mass Customization & Personalization Conference (MCPC 2017)
Period	20/11/2017 → 21/11/2017

Series	Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
ISSN	2198-7246

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Jensen, K. N., Nielsen, K., Brunø, T. D., & Larsen, J. K. (2018). Productivity, Challenges, and Applying Mass Customization in the Building and Construction Industry. In Customization 4.0: Proceedings of the 9th World Mass Customization & Personalization Conference (MCPC 2017), Aachen, Germany, November 20th-21st, 2017 (1 ed., pp. 551-565). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77556-2_34

Jensen, Kim Nørgaard ; Nielsen, Kjeld ; Brunø, Thomas Ditlev et al. / Productivity, Challenges, and Applying Mass Customization in the Building and Construction Industry. Customization 4.0: Proceedings of the 9th World Mass Customization & Personalization Conference (MCPC 2017), Aachen, Germany, November 20th-21st, 2017. 1. ed. Springer Publishing Company, 2018. pp. 551-565 (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).

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Productivity, Challenges, and Applying Mass Customization in the Building and Construction Industry. / Jensen, Kim Nørgaard; Nielsen, Kjeld ; Brunø, Thomas Ditlev et al.
Customization 4.0: Proceedings of the 9th World Mass Customization & Personalization Conference (MCPC 2017), Aachen, Germany, November 20th-21st, 2017. 1. ed. Springer Publishing Company, 2018. p. 551-565 (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).

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