Construction - personal touch of architect/ engineer , usually different variables at play at every project (site variables , client reqs) , harder to copy and paste & quality control

Wouldn’t consider construction as manufacturing

Construction industry

• More human error

• Cannot fully automate

• Always some difference in design

Construction is manufacturing?

Yes - prepare materials (precast concrete)

No - too much variables (human, soil differences, ect)

It relies heavily on automation/machinery.

Key characteristics of construction

It has more to do with structures

Can construction be considered as manufacture?

Yes

2 characteristics of construction: more variables involved , scale is often much larger product

-construction is manufacturing

1. This involves general equipment and production of materials

2. It starts from scratch and sends out it’s finished product

Construction

1. This involves the ability to build structures and infrastructures mainly

2. It starts from scratch and with it’s finished product on site.

• No, I don’t consider manufacturing to be construction

Heavy, robotic, automated process

Construction:

Specific and unique,

Cannot be automated

Require human involvement.

Construction ia not same as manufacturing

Releasing high amounts of assets to a high quality

2 characteristics of construction production

More specific system to finalised a project.

Including many stakeholders which can influence the co construction

Yes

The Construction industry doesn't have the luxury of time as project takes years before completion.

No!