Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

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Publish Date 31/10/2019
Author Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen, Soren Munch Lindhard, Thomas Ditlev Brunoe, Kjeld Nielsen and Jesper Kranker Larsen
Published By Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Edited By Tabassum Rahmani
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GLOBAL: MASS CUSTOMIZATION IN THE HOUSE BUILDING INDUSTRY

Mass customization is a manufacturing paradigm that enables customized and personalized design at a cost near mass production. Mass customization’s ability to lower unit cost, increase quality, and shorten project duration for customized offerings is considered highly relevant for tomorrow’s house building industry. Therefore, through a literature review, this research investigates state-of-the-art in mass customization in the house building industry from four perspectives: (1) mass customization in the house building industry, (2) modular and off-site construction, (3) construction supply chains, and (4) customer satisfaction. It is concluded that a great potential exists for applying mass customization in the house building industry. However, despite its potential, research on mass customization in the house building industry is sparse. In particular, research on developing the solution space and choice navigation tools is limited in this industry. (Barman and Canizares, 2015).

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