With the increasing popularity of prefabricated construction around the world, precast plants
face increasingly complex production scenarios. Because it is important for precast …

Masonry construction is labor‐intensive. Processes require a large number of crews made
up of masons with diverse skills, capabilities, and personalities. Often crews are …

In an increasingly populous world, the development of new construction forms is becoming a
necessity. This development must be accompanied by a high level of precision in order to …

With the increasing popularity of prefabricated buildings, more and more precast plants have
been equipped with multiple production lines to increase productivity and meet the growing …

Precast concrete (PC) can potentially improve construction industry projects when used as a
primary process in the precast concrete supply chain (PCSC). Successful inventory …

Recently, the flow shop sequencing problem in precast plants has been witnessing
remarkable interest from many researchers. This paper contributes to recent literature by …

This chapter demonstrates the concept of sustainable procurement for offsite manufacturing
(OSM) optimisation. OSM is one of the terms used to describe a particular construction …

Building performance simulation can support parametric explorations of design option
spaces. Resources available for modelling and computing often require the reduction of the …

In response to the growing demand in the New Zealand construction market, this study aims
to develop a decision-support framework for adopting and optimising automation in precast …