Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00494, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Han, Sang Hyeok (Concordia University)|Han, Sang Hyeok (Université Concordia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The primary advantages of industrialization of the construction process (modular and offsite method) are an_x000D_
environmentally-friendly construction process, short completion time, and cost-competitive technology. Fortis_x000D_
light gauge steel (LGS) Structures Inc. focuses on producing walls and bath units in their factory and then ships_x000D_
them to sites for installation. Since their core value is to reduce onsite construction time while improving the_x000D_
quality of the delivered product, the management team has focused on reducing the cycle time of the_x000D_
prefabrication process in the factory for better productivity. However, its full potential in terms of productivity_x000D_
improvement has not yet been realized since labour-intensive tasks in the manufacturing process entail many_x000D_
non-value added activities which its completion is heavily reliant on worker intuition and experience due to the_x000D_
lack of architectural and structural information (i.e., cutting patterns for boarding design) in the shop drawings._x000D_
In this respect, the guesswork and rules of thumb are replaced with scientific and engineering sequences of_x000D_
tasks for productivity improvement. We thus propose an integrated solution which has the following_x000D_
procedures: (1) identification of issues such as lack of design information or heavy physical demands which_x000D_
may cause productivity and safety reduction; (2) development of a framework for estimating cycle time and_x000D_
efficiency evaluation to establish correlation factors which affects safety and productivity between construction_x000D_
methods (operational variables), sequences of tasks (physical demand variables), and design variables such as_x000D_
dimensions of walls and of opening space; and (3) development of a smart design system which determines_x000D_
sheathing and drywall sheet layout on wall panels by optimize engineering (e.g. boarding sheet layout) and_x000D_
physical demand (e.g. minimum posture risk) factors. The proposed system will minimize wastes_x000D_
(non-value-adding activities) of tasks and material utilization. The smart design system is expected to be_x000D_
implemented in order to improve productivity and safety of the Fortis manufacturing process., program purpose french : The primary advantages of industrialization of the construction process (modular and offsite method) are an_x000D_
environmentally-friendly construction process, short completion time, and cost-competitive technology. Fortis_x000D_
light gauge steel (LGS) Structures Inc. focuses on producing walls and bath units in their factory and then ships_x000D_
them to sites for installation. Since their core value is to reduce onsite construction time while improving the_x000D_
quality of the delivered product, the management team has focused on reducing the cycle time of the_x000D_
prefabrication process in the factory for better productivity. However, its full potential in terms of productivity_x000D_
improvement has not yet been realized since labour-intensive tasks in the manufacturing process entail many_x000D_
non-value added activities which its completion is heavily reliant on worker intuition and experience due to the_x000D_
lack of architectural and structural information (i.e., cutting patterns for boarding design) in the shop drawings._x000D_
In this respect, the guesswork and rules of thumb are replaced with scientific and engineering sequences of_x000D_
tasks for productivity improvement. We thus propose an integrated solution which has the following_x000D_
procedures: (1) identification of issues such as lack of design information or heavy physical demands which_x000D_
may cause productivity and safety reduction; (2) development of a framework for estimating cycle time and_x000D_
efficiency evaluation to establish correlation factors which affects safety and productivity between construction_x000D_
methods (operational variables), sequences of tasks (physical demand variables), and design variables such as_x000D_
dimensions of walls and of opening space; and (3) development of a smart design system which determines_x000D_
sheathing and drywall sheet layout on wall panels by optimize engineering (e.g. boarding sheet layout) and_x000D_
physical demand (e.g. minimum posture risk) factors. The proposed system will minimize wastes_x000D_
(non-value-adding activities) of tasks and material utilization. The smart design system is expected to be_x000D_
implemented in order to improve productivity and safety of the Fortis manufacturing process., agreement title english : Development of a smart design system, agreement title french : Development of a smart design system, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada