A Customer Integration Framework for the Development of Mass Customised Housing Projects

Mass customisation is a business strategy that aims to deliver a variety of products that fulfil customer requirements and, at the same time, keep price and delivery time within acceptable limits. It has been adopted in different sectors to increase value generation, including house building. A major challenge in mass customisation is customer integration, i.e., how to improve value generation by understanding and considering requirements from different customers, and defining their involvement in product development. Most studies on this topic tend to be technology-focused, often being limited to methods and digital tools to generate and display product alternatives. The aim of this paper is to propose a framework of decision categories for customer integration and for devising the scope of customisation to support the definition of mass customisation (MC) strategies. Design science research was the methodological approach adopted in this investigation. It was based on a literature review about mass customisation practices and also on an empirical study developed in a residential building company from Brazil. The main contribution of this paper is a framework for customer integration, which contains a set of decision categories related to the definition of the scope of customisation and customer integration, and a list of practices that are applicable to house building. A secondary contribution of this investigation is a set of constructs that have been used to describe the decision categories and their relationships.

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Conceptual Model of Technology-Enabled Creative Learning Community

Techno Com ◽

10.33633/tc.v16i2.1377 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 164-181

Author(s):

Dawam Dwi Jatmiko Suwawi

Keyword(s):

Learning Community ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

Graduate School ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Design Science ◽

Science Research ◽

Creative Learning ◽

Need To Evaluate ◽

Definition Of

This paper proposes a definition of Creative Learning Community (CLC) that is enabled with technology and its conceptual model in Graduate School of Telkom University. As rooted to learning community term, CLC is defined as a teaching and learning approach within a learning community that consists of a group of students and faculty member that uses creative learning concept. This study adapts the Design Science Research Framework in Information System by Hevner et al to build the conceptual model. First, the study synthesizes existing literature on learning community and creative learning community to define CLC term. Second, based on a review of previous studies and books on learning community, creative thinking, group creativity, engaged learning, student learning outcomes and technology supporting creative learning community, the author analyzes construct candidates of the model. Third, after selecting constructs from the candidates, the study continues by designing the conceptual model of technology-enabled creative learning community. The model was tested the implementations of learning community in Graduate School of Telkom University. The findings provide several conceptual and managerial insights into the role of technology in supporting creative learning community. Future work will need to evaluate the model in the context of other engineering.

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A semantic-based framework for automated rule checking in healthcare construction projects

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering ◽

10.1139/cjce-2018-0460 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 202-214

Author(s):

Joao Soliman-Junior ◽

Carlos T. Formoso ◽

Patricia Tzortzopoulos

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Design Science ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Science Research ◽

University Hospital ◽

Healthcare Facilities ◽

Theoretical Contribution ◽

Rule Checking ◽

Wide Range ◽

High Degree

Healthcare projects are known for having a high degree of complexity. Furthermore, the design of healthcare facilities is highly constrained by regulations containing a wide range of requirements. Using BIM for automated rule checking has been pointed out as an opportunity to improve requirements management in these projects. However, most existing research is focused on hard-coded approaches or on limited sets of requirements. The aim of this investigation is to propose a semantic-based framework for automated rule checking in the context of healthcare design. An empirical study was conducted in the redevelopment of a university hospital, using Design Science Research as a methodological approach. Results indicate that the nature of regulations and the subjectivity of requirements have a major impact on the possibility of their translation into logical rules, which is needed to enable automated checking. The main theoretical contribution is a taxonomy for automated rule checking and information transformation.

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Case study for the development of an analysis structure for the collaborative environment on project companies

Gestão & Produção ◽

10.1590/0104-530x4764-20 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Patrícia da Silva Fiuza Pina ◽

Raquel Naves Blumenschein

Keyword(s):

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Process Management ◽

Design Science ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Science Research ◽

Collaborative Management ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Support Tool ◽

Collaborative Environment ◽

Knowledge Absorption

Abstract: This research presents an analysis of the paradigm that involves the collaborative management in technological environments of architectural and urban planning companies, in the Brazilian scenario. It associates Administration, Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), and Behavioural Analysis perspectives. It is based on a review about the influencing factors inserted in BIM domain as learning process boosters, associating concepts of collaborative networks, project management, dynamic capabilities and meta-contingencies to discuss a class of problems arising from the lack of knowledge absorption, which was systematized in the study of management bottlenecks. The methodological approach, based on Design Science Research, synthesizes procedures compatible with the general typology of an artefact –a support tool – associated to a functional analysis. The obtained results highlight seven variables that represent categories of analysis of the collaborative environment: activities, self-assessment, BIM, decision-making, information, resources, and values. The main contribution of this research was to develop a methodological way to complement a partial diagnosis of project process management. It is the first step to develop an analysis structure that represents the dynamics of a collaborative network and not just isolated variables.

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State Financed Social Housing Model in South Africa Requires Capacity Building Injection

Megacities and Rapid Urbanization ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9276-1.ch020 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 399-412

Author(s):

Vuyisani Moss ◽

Hasan Dinçer ◽

Ümit Hacıoğlu

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Social Housing ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Housing Finance ◽

Housing Projects ◽

Housing Developments ◽

Research Findings ◽

Low Levels ◽

Definition Of

This chapter is based on the premise of Social Housing Institutions (SHIs) sustainability mechanisms. It is informed largely by National Housing Finance Corporation's (NHFC's) research findings on social housing developments commissioned on its behalf. The broad aim of the study was to conduct an audit survey through a critical appraisal and analysis of one of South Africa's social housing projects. The methodological approach was primarily through a thorough literature and documentation review this study had examined in addition to quantitative findings; the definition of social housing as a concept and how it has been operationalized in different markets. According to the findings the low levels of employment, low levels of income and the lack of industries in the area suggest that the affordability levels of the project tenants are low.

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A NEW DIGITAL ART GAME: THE ART OF THE FUTURE

SOCIETY INTEGRATION EDUCATION Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference ◽

10.17770/sie2019vol4.3674 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 346

Author(s):

Ieva Gintere

Keyword(s):

General Public ◽

Design Science ◽

Modern Art ◽

Science Research ◽

Digital Art ◽

Historical Background ◽

Digital World ◽

Current Trends ◽

Definition Of ◽

Art Game

The task of this study is to create an innovative digital art game of contemporary aesthetics on the basis of research. Research implies the analysis of digital art games and the historical background of their aesthetics, as well as their classification following the stylistic trends. Digital games have a great potential to integrate people into fields that would otherwise not meet their interest. The new game would develop the creative skills of players and teach them the current trends in digital art. The game would project the inheritance of art from the age of modernism into the digital world by teaching the player to recognize it (for instance, pixel aesthetics is a successor to cubism and constructivism). The new game will let its user play around with the trends in digital art such as vaporwave, glitch and others, and to create new ones. Thus, it would deal with the problem of knowledge cache and cultural segregation that characterizes modern art: being an esoteric subject to a great extent, it is difficult to access a large segment of the public. The aim of this study is to raise the interest of a wide-ranging public for contemporary art and to point out the newest creative tendencies in art. The paper presents an overview of digital art games, introduces a novel term, vaporwave, that has not been registered in the art game discourse so far, and offers an updated definition of the art game. The Design Science Research method is used in order to cross-cut such remote fields as the general public and the arthouse world, codes of modern art and the taste of the general public.

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Using Building Information Modelling to Manage Client Requirements in Social Housing Projects

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12072804 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (7) ◽

pp. 2804

Author(s):

Juliana P. Baldauf ◽

Carlos T. Formoso ◽

Patricia Tzortzopoulos ◽

Luciana I. G. Miron ◽

Joao Soliman-Junior

Keyword(s):

Social Housing ◽

Process Model ◽

Design Science ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Requirements Management ◽

Building Information Modelling ◽

Information Modelling ◽

Housing Projects ◽

Requirements Modelling ◽

Building Information

This paper proposes a set of guidelines for using Building Information Modelling (BIM) to manage client requirements in the context of social housing projects. A process model representing main activities involved in requirements management has been devised, as well as nine constructs that can be used for assessing the effectiveness of using BIM for client requirements management. The process of managing and modelling clients’ requirements is important to improve value generation, considering the limited resources usually available for social housing projects, as well as the need to deal with the diversity of user profiles. The use of BIM-based tools to support this process can potentially improve the performance of those projects in terms of environmental and social sustainability. Design Science Research was the methodological approach adopted in this investigation. The main outcome of this study, the set of guidelines, emerged from an empirical study carried out in a social housing project from Brazil. This study explores the managerial perspective of client requirements modelling, proposing practical contributions, such as understanding the challenges of managing requirements in social housing projects, and theoretical contributions, such as descriptions of the activities involved in client requirements management and their interactions, and constructs for assessing BIM-based solutions for that problem.

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Deploying Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing in Construction

Buildings ◽

10.3390/buildings10040062 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 62 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Saeed Talebi ◽

Lauri Koskela ◽

Patricia Tzortzopoulos ◽

Michail Kagioglou ◽

Alex Krulikowski

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Design Science ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Science Research ◽

Symbolic Language ◽

Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing ◽

Construction Design ◽

Dimensioning And Tolerancing ◽

Industry Standards ◽

Aec Industry

No standardised approach appears to exist in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry for the communication of tolerance information on drawings. As a result of this shortcoming, defects associated with dimensional and geometric variability occur with potentially severe consequences. In contrast, in mechanical engineering, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is a symbolic language widely used to communicate both the perfect geometry and the tolerances of components and assemblies. This paper prescribes the application of GD&T in construction with the goal of developing a common language called geometric dimensioning and tolerancing in construction (GD&TIC) to facilitate the communication of tolerance information throughout design and construction. design science research is the adopted methodological approach. Evidence was collated from direct observations in two construction projects and two group interviews. A focus group meeting was conducted to evaluate whether the developed solution (GD&TIC) fulfilled its aim. The contribution of this paper to designers, to organisations involved in developing AEC industry standards, and to the scholarly community is twofold: (1) It is an attempt to develop a standardised approach (GD&TIC) for the communication of tolerance information in AEC, and (2) it identifies discrepancies between GD&TIC rules and some of the commonly used American and British standards on tolerances.

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Strategy of Digital Security of Enterprise as a Driver Digital Transformation of Economic Ukraine

Herald of the Economic Sciences of Ukraine ◽

10.37405/1729-7206.2019.2(37).201-204 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 201-204

Author(s):

Tetiana Perederii

Keyword(s):

Development Strategy ◽

Business Strategy ◽

Business Models ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Digital Economy ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

New Business ◽

Definition Of ◽

Functional Components

Today feature of economic processes in Ukraine is the transition from “traditional” to the digital economy with the latest technology. The study of the current state of the digital economy indicates that most Ukrainian companies don’t have a clear vision of the process and quality examples of the transition to the use of digital technologies yet. This is significantly impedes the fulfillment of key priorities and directions for the implementation of state policy in the digital economy in Ukraine. Therefore, businesses need to develop strategies based digital transformation minimization of risks is not possible without ensuring digital security, based on functional components that determine the effectiveness and efficiency of management mechanism. The purpose of the article is to formulate the author’s approach to determining the digital security of the enterprise and priority areas of its implementation. The article defines the strategic approach of the features of digital transformation and the problematic issues that hinder the revision of the business strategy of most Ukrainian enterprises. A methodological approach to the definition of “digital enterprise security” is proposed – it is the security of the functional components of the enterprise in the course of economic activity in the conditions of digitalization and competition; measures and methods aimed at minimizing the external and internal risks of e-business, as well as ensuring the security of functional components. The main purpose of the enterprise digital security is to ensure the stable functioning of the business with further development in the future, which is based on the structure of its functional components. The mechanism for implementation of digital security of the enterprise is defined, which includes: regulatory legislation, basic principles, subjects of guarantee and mechanism of security, as well as objects. A mechanism for digital security has been created, which will allow to gradually develop effective management decisions in the enterprise development strategy. The main reasons hampering the process of digital transformation of Ukraine’s economy are: the undeveloped state regulatory framework for regulating the process of building the digital economy, uncertainty about the nature of interaction of participants in this process, as well as issues of development of digital technologies in order to increase the level of competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation. In view of the above, we consider it expedient to take the following measures in the conditions of digital transformation: to legally define the concept of “digital security of an enterprise”, its functional components, objects and entities involved in the mechanism of strategy implementation; to help encourage businesses to transition to new business models through collaborations in digital security. Keywords digital transformation, digital security of enterprise, components of enterprise digital security, mechanism for implementation of digital security of the enterprise.

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Configuring Product Variants in Customisation Strategies for House-Building

Open House International ◽

10.1108/ohi-03-2013-b0007 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 48-56

Author(s):

Cecília Gravina da Rocha ◽

Carlos Torres Formoso

Keyword(s):

Design Science ◽

Building Sector ◽

Mass Customisation ◽

Floor Tiles ◽

Science Approach ◽

Tree Diagram ◽

A Chain ◽

House Building

Mass customisation involves the provision of product variants that fulfil clients' specific requirements seeking to increase product values. The configuration process involves a chain of decisions, which needs to be undertaken to create product variants that meet each client specific requirements. In this paper, this chain of decisions is conceptualized in terms of customisation units. Each customisation unit encompasses a customisable attribute (e.g. size, colour) and the range of items offered for this attribute. A design science approach was adopted in this investigation. In this approach, knowledge is produced by creating and testing a solution, which provides practical and theoretical contributions. A method is proposed to analyse and improve the configuration process by conceptualizing this process as a tree diagram. The proposed method is used to analyse the configuration process developed by organisations of the house-building sector based in the U.K. and Brazil: a manufacturer of floor tiles, contractors, and registered providers. These analyses enabled a comparison of the distinct configuration processes adopted. In addition, problems associated to the configuration process (such as burden of choice) and opportunities for improvements were also identified. Finally, alternative chains of decision were also devised based on these analyses to address the problems identified.

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