A study of the readiness of precasters for just‐in‐time construction

Emerald - Tập 50 Số 4 - Trang 131-140 - 2001
Low Sui Pheng1, Choong Joo Chuan2
1Low Sui Pheng is at the School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
2Choong Joo Chuan is at Hua Kok Precast Pte Ltd, Singapore.

Tóm tắt

As part of the productivity movement, the Singapore government is this year (2001) legislating for “buildability”. Consequently, all building projects will need to fulfill a minimum buildable score before their development and building plans can be approved. Achievement of higher buildable scores can be attained by greater use of prefabrication technology. The Building and Construction Authority is attempting to promote the just‐in‐time (JIT) philosophy for managing precast concrete components. Components are expected to be manufactured and delivered just in time for installation and erection on site. By means of a survey, this paper examines the readiness of precasters in Singapore to adopt the JIT philosophy in producing and delivering precast concrete components to contractor‐clients.

Tài liệu tham khảo

Akintoye, A. (1995), “Just‐in‐time application and implementation for building materials management”, Construction Management and Economics, Vol. 13, pp. 105‐13. CIDB (1992a), CIDB Construction Productivity Taskforce Report, Construction Industry Development Board, Singapore. CIDB (1992b), Buildable Design Appraisal System, Construction Productivity Taskforce, Construction Industry Development Board, Singapore. CIDB (1995), The CIDB Buildable Design Appraisal System, 3rd ed., Construction Industry Development Board, Singapore. Lim, L.Y. and Low, S.P. (1992), Just‐In‐Time Productivity in Construction, SNP Publishers, Singapore. Low, S.P. and Chan, Y.M. (1996), “The application of just‐in‐time principles to process layout for precast concrete production”, Singapore Management Review, Vol. 18, pp. 23‐39. Low, S.P. and Chan, Y.M. (1997), Managing Productivity in Construction, JIT Operations and Measurements, Ashgate, Aldershot. MOM and MND (1999), Construction 21 Industry Forum: Re‐inventing Construction, Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of National Development, 22 June, Singapore. Ng, P. (1997), “Improving construction productivity through buildable designs in Singapore”, National University of Singapore, Unibeam, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 40‐7.
Thông tin
Thông tin xuất bản

Emerald

Tập 50 Số 4

131-140

Thông tin tác giả