Choice and delivery in housebuilding: lessons from Japan for UK housebuilders

Barlow, James, Childerhouse, Paul, Gann, David, Hong-Minh, Séverine, Naim, Mohamed Mohamed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-9400 and Ozaki, Ritsuko 2003. Choice and delivery in housebuilding: lessons from Japan for UK housebuilders. Building Research & Information 31 (2) , pp. 134-145. 10.1080/09613210302003

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Abstract

Using the example of Japan's factory-based housing industry where firms supply customized homes which are pre-assembled from standardized components or modular systems, it is argued that ‘mass customization’ can be supported by several generic supply-chain models. The paper discusses these models and provides a case study of a Japanese housing supplier. Conclusions are then drawn on the implications of these lessons for the UK's speculative housebuilding industry.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics) Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Systems At Cardiff (CAMSAC)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management T Technology > TH Building construction
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Consumer Choice; Customer Focus; Housebuilding; Mass Customization; Pre-assembly; Standardization; Supply-chain Management; Japan
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0961-3218
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 10:03
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/38850

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