Developing an industrial engineering capabilities framework for the adoption of engineered wood products in the South African construction industry

dc.contributor.authorHassan, Ferdinand S.
dc.contributor.authorGrobbelaar, Schalk
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-08T12:47:03Z
dc.date.available2025-08-08T12:47:03Z
dc.date.issued2024-11-29
dc.descriptionPresented at the 34th annual conference of the Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, held from 14 to 16 October 2024 in Vanderbilpark, South Africa.
dc.description.abstractENGLISH : The construction industry is embracing sustainable practices to combat environmental degradation and climate change, and engineered wood products (EWPs) offer promise as structural materials for sustainable infrastructure. Despite the benefits of EWPs, challenges such as supply chain integration and market acceptance have limited their use. This paper explores how industrial engineering could facilitate the adoption of EWPs in the South African construction industry, and provides a framework for developing critical industrial engineering capabilities that the South African timber construction sector should possess to integrate EWPs efficiently into construction projects. We used a comprehensive literature review and a curriculum analysis to achieve the study’s objectives. By drawing upon these capabilities, the study identified where industrial engineering as an expertise could drive innovation adoption.
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANS : Die konstruksiebedryf aanvaar volhoubare praktyke om omgewingsagteruitgang en klimaatsverandering te bekamp, en vervaardigde houtprodukte (EWP's) bied belofte as strukturele materiaal vir volhoubare infrastruktuur. Ten spyte van die voordele van EWP's, het uitdagings soos voorsieningskettingintegrasie en markaanvaarding die gebruik daarvan beperk. Hierdie artikel ondersoek hoe bedryfsingenieurswese die aanvaarding van EWP's in die Suid-Afrikaanse konstruksiebedryf kan fasiliteer, en bied 'n raamwerk vir die ontwikkeling van kritieke industriële ingenieursvermoëns waaroor die Suid-Afrikaanse houtkonstruksiesektor behoort te beskik om EWP's doeltreffend in konstruksieprojekte te integreer. Ons het 'n omvattende literatuuroorsig en 'n kurrikulum-analise gebruik om die studie se doelwitte te bereik. Deur op hierdie vermoëns te gebruik, het die studie geïdentifiseer waar bedryfsingenieurswese as 'n kundigheid die aanvaarding van innovasie kan dryf.
dc.description.departmentGraduate School of Technology Management (GSTM)
dc.description.librarianam2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.description.urihttps://journals.co.za/journal/indeng
dc.identifier.citationHassan, F.S. & Grobbelaar, S. 2024, 'Developing an industrial engineering capabilities framework for the adoption of engineered wood products in the South African construction industry', South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, vol 34, no. 3, pp. 148-168. http://dx.doi.org//10.7166/35-3-3088.
dc.identifier.issn1012-277X (print)
dc.identifier.issn2224-7890 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7166/35-3-3088
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/103857
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSouth African Institute of Industrial Engineers
dc.rights© South African Institute of Industrial Engineers
dc.subjectConstruction industry
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectEngineered wood products (EWPs)
dc.subjectKonstruksiebedryf
dc.subjectKlimaatsverandering
dc.subjectVervaardigde houtprodukte (EWP's)
dc.titleDeveloping an industrial engineering capabilities framework for the adoption of engineered wood products in the South African construction industry
dc.typeArticle

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