Industrialized Building and Construction Logistics, 7.5 credits

Main field of study with advanced study

Building Technology and Sustainable Planning 7.5 credits and Building Physics and Building Materials 7.5 credits. English 6.

The course is included in Construction Engineer and given as a single subject course.

The objective of the course is to introduce the subject logistics, give the students knowledge of a logistical perspective on the construction process and knowledge in how this is carried out in Industrialised Construction. The construction process considers the steps from defining the programme until facilities management.

Following successful completion of the course the student should:

Knowledge and understanding

• account for the content of logistics and its interacting objectives
• account for different logistical principles and methods, Lean Construction included and their prerequisites in the construction process, that contribute to increased effectiveness and sustainability
• account for logistic principles applicability based on the characteristics of the construction process
• account for how Information Technology can be used to increase the effectiveness and sustainability of the construction process
• account for industrialized building, its tools and methods

Skills and ability

• use methods to grasp and analyse logistical flows in general and in the construction process from an efficiveness, sustainability and gender equality perspective
• use methods and principiles to create effective and sustainable logistics and building systems
• analyse and identify possibilities to increased effectiveness and sustainabilityand be able to suggest possible solutions in the construction process

The course consists of a theoretical part with lectures that is used in a group project assignment. Areas that are reviewed are firstly the fundamentals of logistics, objectives, development and its role through the supply chain. Supply and Demand Chain Management, Mapping of Processes and flows, logistics models and setups are furthermore reviewed. Lean production (5S, value stream analysis) and Lean Construction, the construction supply chain and logistical challenges andfinally Industrial Construction and Logistics. The parts above are underlined by a sustainability and gender equality perspective.

The teaching consists of lectures, supervision, project group assignments and seminars. The theoretical part of the course is used in the group project assignment.

Examination is done in two steps. Step one includes a written summary of the theoretical parts of the course (3.0 credits). Step two includes a group project assignment that is based on the theoretical part of the course (4,5 credits).

If there are special reasons, the examiner may make exceptions from the specified examination format and allow a student to be examined in another way. Special reasons can e.g. be study support for students with disabilities.

Course evaluation is part of the course. This evaluation offers guidance in the future development and planning of the course. Course evaluation is documented and made available to the students.