Information technology (IT) and integration in the construction industry
| Autor: | Azza Abou-Zeid, Jeffrey S. Russell, Irtishad Ahmad |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Flexibility (engineering)
Construction management Engineering Teamwork Knowledge management Process management business.industry Process (engineering) media_common.quotation_subject Information technology Pre-construction services Building and Construction Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Management Information Systems Quality (business) business Productivity media_common |
| Zdroj: | Construction Management and Economics. 13:163-171 |
| ISSN: | 1466-433X 0144-6193 |
| Popis: | The focus of this paper is on the integration of design and construction activities. We argue that information technology (IT) can effectively promote integration in the construction industry. Recent advances in the field of IT, the increasingly global nature of the construction market and a renewed demand for quality and productivity in construction are making the issue of integration more critical than ever. Design and construction organizations can achieve integration of various construction activities by redesigning many of their organizational functions and processes and IT can facilitate redesigning of these processes. The dynamic nature of construction processes, interdependence of various participating entities and the need for teamwork, flexibility and a high degree of coordination suggest that IT has great potential in the construction industry. The construction industry can make effective use of communication, data accessibility and common systems designed to process data, the three major categ... |
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