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(2020) . Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) in construction: The old and the new.  \nArchitectural Engineering and Design Management, in press. Doi:  \n10. 1080/17452007 .2020.1768505  \nThis document is available for personal and non-commercial use only, as permitted by Taylor & Francis Group’s Architectural Engineering and Design Management. The final version is available online: [http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17452007.2020.1768505](http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17452007.2020.1768505)  \n5  \n6 Abstract  \n7 Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) has become a buzzword amid the global  \n8 resurgence of prefabrication and construction industrialization. Some argued that DfMA is  \n9 hardly new, as there are concepts such as buildability, lean construction, value management, 10 and integrated project delivery in place already. Others believe that DfMA is a new direction  \n11 to future construction. This paper aims to review the development of DfMA in manufacturing  \n12 and its status quo in construction, and clarify its similarities and differences to other concepts.  \n13 A multi-step research method is adopted in this study: First, an analytical framework is  \n14 generated; Secondly, a literature review is conducted on DfMA in general, and DfMA-like  \n15 concepts in the AEC industry; The third step is to compare DfMA with related concepts. This  \n16 study reveals that DfMA as a philosophy is hardly new in construction, and the empirical  \n17 implementation of many DfMA guidelines has begun in the AEC industry. The findings  \n18 suggested that DfMA is a new and mixed ‘cocktail’ of opportunities and challenges to  \n19 improve construction productivity with the advancement of construction materials, production  \n20 and assembly technologies, and ever-strengthened logistics and supply chain management.  \n21 This study sheds light on three research directions: DfMA implementation and guidance  \n22 strategies, DfMA frameworks and blueprints, and applications in cast in-situ or intermediate  \n23 prefabrication construction. Our research findings provide a synopsis of DfMA research and  \n24 development in construction. This paper can also serve as a point of departure for future  \n25 theoretical and empirical explorations.  \n26  \n27 Keywords: Design for manufacture and assembly; Construction Industrialization;  \n28 Prefabrication; Construction  \n29  \n1 Professor, Department of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, e-mail: wilsonlu@hku.hk;  \n2 PhD Student, Corresponding Author, The Bartlett School of Construction & Project Management, University College London, London, e-mail: [tan.tan.17@ucl.ac.uk](tan.tan.17@ucl.ac.uk), Tel.: +44(0) 77 1614 8651;  \n3 PhD Candidate, Department of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, e-mail: jinyingxu@connect.hku.hk;  \n4 PhD Candidate, Department of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, e-mail: jingww@connect.hku.hk;  \n5 Associate Professor, Department of Construction Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, e-mail: [chenkecm@hust.edu.cn](chenkecm@hust.edu.cn);  \n6 Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Australia, e-mail:  \n[shang.gao@unimelb.edu.au](shang.gao@unimelb.edu.au);  \n7 Assistant Professor, Department of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, e-mail: xuef@hku.hk;  \n30 1. INTRODUCTION  \n31 Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) is an emerging approach in the global  \n32 architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) landscape. In 2013, the Royal Institute of  \n33 British Architects ","cbCaijsMfTwMvhhs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijsMfTwMvhhs","pdf",817844,17,"English","# Abstract\n## Research aim\n## Methodology\n## Findings and research directions\n# Keywords\n# Introduction","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the paper on DfMA in construction?\",\"answer\":\"It reviews the development and current status of DfMA in construction and manufacturing, and clarifies similarities and differences between DfMA and other related concepts in the AEC industry.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study conduct its research?\",\"answer\":\"It develops an analytical framework, performs a literature review on DfMA and DfMA-like concepts, and then compares DfMA with related concepts.\"},{\"question\":\"What key conclusion does the paper reach about DfMA?\",\"answer\":\"DfMA as a philosophy is described as hardly new in construction, while empirical implementation of many DfMA guidelines has started in the AEC industry.\"}]","Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) in construction - the old and the new | PDF",43]