Managing short-term efficiency and long-term development through industrialized construction

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Managing short-term efficiency and long-term development through industrialized construction

Eriksson, Per-Erik (author): Luleå tekniska universitet,Innovation och Design,Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Luleå, Sweden

Olander, Stefan (author): Lund University,Lunds universitet,Byggproduktion,Institutionen för byggvetenskaper,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Construction Management,Department of Construction Sciences,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH

Szentes, Henrik (author): Luleå tekniska universitet,Byggkonstruktion och -produktion,Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Luleå, Sweden

Widén, Kristian, Associate Professor, 1972- (author): Lunds universitet,Högskolan i Halmstad,Sustainability, Innovation and Management in Building (SIMB),Lund University, Lund, Sweden,Byggproduktion,Institutionen för byggvetenskaper,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Construction Management,Department of Construction Sciences,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH

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2013-07-30
2014
English.
In: Construction Management and Economics. - Abingdon, Oxon : Informa UK Limited. - 0144-6193 .- 1466-433X. ; 32:1-2, s. 97-108

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There is a strong need for a productive and innovative infrastructure sector because of its monetary value and importance for the development of a sustainable society. An increased level of industrialization is often proposed as a way to improve efficiency and productivity in construction projects. In prior literature on industrialized construction, there are however neither many studies addressing more long-term aspects of innovation and sustainability nor studies within the infrastructure context. Organizational theory suggests that firms need to be ambidextrous and focus on both long-term exploration of new knowledge and technologies and short-term exploitation of current knowledge and technologies, in order to achieve sustainable development. Therefore, an investigation of how both short-term exploitative performance objectives and long-term explorative development can be addressed when implementing industrialized construction in infrastructure projects was conducted. A case study consisting of four infrastructure projects shows that the main drivers for increased industrialization are of an exploitative nature, focusing on cost savings and increased productivity through more efficient processes. The main barriers to increased industrialization are however related to both explorative and exploitative activities. Hence, by managing the identified barriers and explicitly addressing both exploitation and exploration, industrialized construction can improve both short-term efficiency and long-term innovation and sustainability.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Annan teknik -- Övrig annan teknik (hsv//swe)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Other Engineering and Technologies -- Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)
TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Byggproduktion (hsv//swe)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Construction Management (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Entreprenörskap och innovation
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Byggproduktion
Construction Engineering and Management
efficiency
efficiency
Ambidexterity
industrialization
infrastructure
sustainability

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