TY  - CONF
TI  - Deciding Between Prefabrication and On-Site Construction: A Choosing-by-Advantage Approach
AU  - Chauhan, Krishna
AU  - Peltokorpi, Antti
AU  - Lavikka, Rita
AU  - Seppänen, Olli
AD  - Doctoral Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, Krishna.chauhan@aalto.fi
AD  - Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, Antti.peltokorpi@aalto.f
AD  - Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, rita.lavikka@aalto.fi
AD  - Professor of Practice, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, Olli.Seppänen@aalto.fi
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/07/03
T2  - Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
C3  - Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
CY  - Dublin, Ireland
SP  - 749
EP  - 758
DO  - 10.24928/2019/0158
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - Several academic and industrial studies have documented the benefits of prefabrication compared to on-site construction. However, key construction project actors find it difficult to analyse whether prefabrication would be beneficial for their project with specific circumstances and targets. This research aims to develop a process to evaluate the impact of prefabrication in projects. First, based on the literature review and focus group discussion, we define the impact factors of prefabrication. Second, we apply Choosing by Advantage (CBA) approach together with Cost-Benefit-analysis to define a process for prefabrication impact measurement which considers various impact factors and their importance in the project. Finally, we validate the process with the industry experts. The paper contributes to knowledge on robust decision-making processes about production methods in situations in which all impact factors are not easily comparable but require a subjective valuation.
KW  - Prefabrication
KW  - on-site construction
KW  - choosing-by-advantage
KW  - lean construction
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1686/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1686
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -