We’re able to limit the number of processes and operations which have to happen on site and we can control materials much more accurately.
However, we need bravery.The benefits of this new way of working warrant the risk, and there is a risk when suggesting something new and different.
Success will come from approaching it like a journey and doing things collaboratively..There are new ideas and technologies to embrace, new people to hire with different skill sets.These things are risks to an industry worried about profit margins, business and retaining current clients.
As such, we see that it’s simultaneously an easy thing to do, and a very difficult one.Toyota, who are fantastic at lean manufacturing, welcome competitors to look at their processes.
They realise that it's not just about understanding the how, because what Toyota are doing requires a different mindset, a different set of ambitions.
Without those things, understanding the process won’t help..The minefield of different terms means there is a tendency to assume that the landscape is complicated but there really is a simple relationship between all these different elements and it starts with DfMA.. DfMA is a design approach.
The clue is in the name.“Design for Manufacture and Assembly” is a design approach.
Conventional design either has a presumption towards conventional construction or is agnostic regarding the construction method.Conversely, a DfMA design is developed to be constructed in a particular way..