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Dawood, N N and Bates, W (2000) A decision support system specification for out-turn cost and cost escalation in the heavy engineering industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 7(04), 330–46.

Dhanasekar, M (2000) Identification of optimal size resources for a repetitive housing construction. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 7(04), 347–61.

Fellows, R and Liu, A M M (2000) Human dimensions in modelling prices of building projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 7(04), 362–72.

Howes, R (2000) Improving the performance of Earned Value Analysis as a construction project management tool. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 7(04), 399–411.

Ling, F Y-Y, Ofori, G and Low, S P (2000) Importance of design consultants’ soft skills in design-build projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 7(04), 389–98.

Marsh, L and Flanagan, R (2000) Measuring the costs and benefits of information technology in construction. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 7(04), 423–35.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: bar coding; benefit; cost; evaluation; information technology; probabilistic modelling
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0969-9988
  • URL: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1365-232x.2000.00177.x/abs
  • Abstract:
    Information technology (IT) has been widely applied across many economic sectors in order to increase competitiveness and reduce costs. This paper identifies that uptake of IT within construction is low. It is argued that significant barriers preventing construction organizations from investing in IT include uncertainty concerning the identification and measurement of benefits associated with applications. In particular, it is argued that difficulties in quantifying benefits associated with improved information availability and decision making prevent effective IT cost/benefit analysis. Existing approaches to evaluating IT within construction are reviewed. A framework is presented which identifies metrics by which IT impacts both management and operational processes within construction in order to deliver value. An evaluation methodology tailored to one specific IT application, high-density bar coding in maintenance management, is presented to illustrate the quantification of both the costs and benefits of applying IT.

Underwood, J, Alshawi, M A, Aouad, G F, Child, T and Faraj, I Z (2000) Enhancing building product libraries to enable the dynamic definition of design element specifications. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 7(04), 373–88.

Ye, S and Tiong, R K L (2000) Government support and risk-return trade-off in China's BOT power projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 7(04), 412–22.