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Ambrose, M D and Tucker, S N (2000) Procurement system evaluation for the construction industry. Journal of Construction Procurement, 6(02).
Drew, D, Li, H and Shen, L Y (2000) Feedback in Competitive Fee Tendering. Journal of Construction Procurement, 6(02).
Edum-Fotwe, F T, Thorpe, A and McCaffer, R (2000) Assessing potential of on-line transaction for information as a resource in the construction process. Journal of Construction Procurement, 6(02).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Information; resource; procurement; on-line; IT; construction
- ISBN/ISSN: 1358-9180
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This paper presents a survey on the practices associated with the use information by a sample of professionals within the construction industry. From the early 1990s the role of information in the construction process has witnessed a shift from its passive supportive role in decision-making to a strategic resource that drives both the processes and competitiveness of organisations. This changing trend will continue into the future and present a situation whereby construction and engineering project companies will be required continually to increase their overall effectiveness, level of co-operation, flexibility and response time to the customer. At the same time there will be the need to meet increasing demands of competition and innovation for their processes and the industry's products. To attain such flexibility, this paper calls for construction to view information as a resource. The availability of on-line access to information as a resource required for the operation of such companies and the industry's processes should enable construction and engineering companies to better adapt to this pace of change. Adopting on-line options for managing construction as a resource will have to overcome current paper-based practices, attitudes and fears.
Finnemore, M, Sarshar, M, Haigh, R, Goulding, J, Barrett, P and Aouad, G F (2000) Can process capability be used to manage the construction supply chain?. Journal of Construction Procurement, 6(02).
Lee, A, Kagioglou, M, Cooper, R and Aouad, G F (2000) Production Management: The Process Protocol Approach. Journal of Construction Procurement, 6(02).
Ling, Y Y (2000) A theoretical framework for selection of consultants by design-build contractors. Journal of Construction Procurement, 6(02).
Ling, Y Y, Khee, H Y and Lim, K S G (2000) The reasons why clients prefer to procure more projects based on design-bid-build than design-and-build. Journal of Construction Procurement, 6(02).
Newcombe, R (2000) An Investigation into Simulating the Procurement Process in the United Kingdom Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Procurement, 6(02).
Nicholas, J, Holt, G D and Harris, P T (2000) An Investigation into Predicting Materials Suppliers' Profits. Journal of Construction Procurement, 6(02).
Rowlinson, S, Matthews, J, Phua, F, McDermott, P and Chapman, T (2000) Emerging issues in procurement systems. Journal of Construction Procurement, 6(02).