Ron Wakefield
RMIT University
120 Papers
682 Citations
Ron Wakefield is an academic researcher from RMIT University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Construction management & Occupational safety and health. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 116 publications. Previous affiliations of Ron Wakefield include Virginia Tech & University of New South Wales.
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Papers
Public and private blockchain in construction business process and information integration
Rebecca J. Yang,Ron Wakefield,Sainan Lyu,Sajani Jayasuriya,Fengling Han,Xun Yi,Xuechao Yang,Gayashan Amarasinghe,Shiping Chen +8 more
TL;DR: This paper aims to explore the feasibility of applying both public blockchain and private blockchain technologies in the construction industry using two industry cases and provides insights to researchers and practitioners regarding the adoption of blockchain technology, especially in construction industry.
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Drivers, constraints and the future of offsite manufacture in Australia
Nick Blismas,Ron Wakefield +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a broad qualitative survey-based approach to determine the state-of-the-art of OSM in Australia and found that skills shortages and lack of adequate OSM knowledge are the greatest challenges facing OSM.
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Optimization of process integration and multi-skilled resource utilization in off-site construction
TL;DR: In this paper, the optimal number of additional skills was formulated as a constrained optimization problem, and the authors compared and contrasted cross-training strategies that are applicable to off-site construction in order to create multi-skilled resources.
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Off-site construction optimization: sequencing multiple job classes with time constraints
TL;DR: In this paper, the problem of defining the optimal product sequencing using optimization-based metaheuristics with the aim of minimizing changeover time, which is wasted switching from a product class to another, is analyzed.
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Optimization modeling of multi-skilled resources in prefabrication: Theorizing cost analysis of process integration in off-site construction
TL;DR: The main contribution of this research study is to analyze the costeffectiveness of deploying multi-skilled resources with the aim of improving production flexibility and the modeling methodology and findings are of practical use to off-site manufacturers that experience variations in production demand and resource availability.
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