Leveraging the Gap: Improving Project Delivery Through Off-Site Manufacturing

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[["strong"]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"As\n the demand for skilled labor continues to rise and our existing \nworkforce nears retirement, the need for innovation in our industry \nbecomes increasingly crucial. To address this challenge, off-site \nmanufacturing has emerged as a promising solution to increase \nproductivity while minimizing labor requirements, creating a safer and \nhigher-quality work environment, and ensuring timely project delivery to\n meet the demands of our clients. However, successful implementation of \noff-site manufacturing requires strategic planning and careful \nconsideration of timing. \n\n"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"\n "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"Learning objectives "]]],[3,"ul",[[[0,[],0,"Identify the key factors to consider when utilizing off-site\n manufacturing and how these can improve staff and patient safety by \nminimizing disruptions on active campuses. \n"]],[[0,[],0,"Identify what types of items lend themselves to be manufactured \noff-site, what has been done before, and how high-quality patient safety\n can be achieved through repeatable manufacturing process and enhanced \nproduct quality, including items such as: restroom pods (healthcare, \ndormitories, hotels), medical headwalls and footwalls, exterior skin \npanels, packaged central plants and penthouses, MEP racks, and \nelevators."]],[[0,[],0,"Identify how decisions associated with off-site manufacturing \ninfluence the end-user and patient experiences and how the repeatable \nnature of modular construction yields identical components that create a\n consistent environment for caregivers, which in turn enhances patient \nsafety and improves overall care quality. "]],[[0,[],0,"\nIdentify constraints to off-site manufacturing, including factors \nsuch as shipping constraints, timing of decisions- constraint analysis, \naccess and loading into the building, timing of loading the building, \nand delivery inside the building.\n"]]]]]}