Adapting manufacturing project processes into construction : a methodology

Kagioglou, M

Abstract

The need for improvements in the construction industry in the UK has been reported
through a succession of Government and Institutional reports, illustrating the
problem areas. The area of project processes in manufacturing has been found to
have great similarities with its equivalent (design and construction) in the
construction industry. This has led to co-ordinated efforts in improving the
construction industry project processes by considering 'Construction as a
Manufacturing Process.' Those efforts concentrated in adapting the manufacturing
project process elements into construction. However, the methodology needed to
adapt those processes has not been considered. This was presented as an opportunity
to develop an original and novel methodology for the Adaptation of MAnufacturing
Project Processes Into Construction (AMaPPIC). The aforementioned need combined
with the author's experience in both the manufacturing and construction industries
were the catalysts for the formulation of the research.
A case study research strategy was used to undertake the research, for the discovery,
building and testing of the AMaPPIC methodology. A number of research methods
were employed to collect data for the research. The necessary literature in business
process management, manufacturing NPD (new product development), and design
and construction was combined with a number of informing case studies for the
discovery and building of the AMaPPIC methodology. The methodology consists of
14 stages, which consider the identification and demonstration of a need for adapting
project processes into construction to the final 'existence' and continuous
improvement of the adapted process within an organisation. The GPT case study was
used to test the AMaPPIC methodology in a 'live' project within the company. The
results of the case study were used to further define and improve the methodology by
examining its applicability in the Poole project.
The resulting AMaPPIC methodology provides an original, prototypical solution to
adapting manufacturing project processes into construction.

Citation

Kagioglou, M. Adapting manufacturing project processes into construction : a methodology. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Oct 3, 2012
• Award Date: Jan 1, 1999