International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management 2018
Research on the Transformation Path from Traditional Construction Method to Off-Site Construction: Taking Chinese Enterprises as Example
Publication: ICCREM 2018: Construction Enterprises and Project Management
ABSTRACT
Off-site construction as one of the important directions for the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry, became more and more popular. However, not all companies are able to change successfully and achieve the desired goal, which is closely related to the transformation of enterprises and adopted. This paper aims to obtain the best transformation path of various enterprises, and introduce a correct direction for the enterprises who are follow-up to be engaged in the off-site construction, by (1) collect the successful enterprises in the transformation of the off-site construction in China; (2) deeply excavate and analyze the transformation process of these enterprises; (3) summarize the transformation path, and analysis the utility of various transformation path. The research shows that there are five kinds of transformation paths in Chinese off-site construction enterprises, among which linear and homogeneous transition are the common paths. At the same time, due to the different business characteristics, there is often the best transition path for different types of enterprises.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This study was supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 15CJY030) and National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFC0701807)
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ICCREM 2018: Construction Enterprises and Project Management
Pages: 167 - 175
Editors: Yaowu Wang, Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Yimin Zhu, Professor, Louisiana State University, Geoffrey Q. P. Shen, Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Mohamed Al-Hussein, Professor, University of Alberta
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8175-2
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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Aug 8, 2018
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