ICT implementation for materials management in construction projects
Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project. Despite the potential benefit of ICT, convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. This study seeks to identify the implementati...
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/669/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/669/1/S6_1.pdf |
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| Summary: | Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction
project. Despite the potential benefit of ICT, convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and
implementation has proved a difficult task. This study seeks to identify the implementation of ICT for materials
management processes in construction projects. The findings from the interviews reveal that the implementation of ICT
in the materials management processes for construction projects in Malaysia is at early stage. Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet and handheld devices are found to be the common ICT tools adopted in the materials management processes.
The main barrier is found to be the cost involvement at the initial stage or overall implementation of ICT in the materials
management processes. Finally, this paper concludes the finding from interviews towards the ICT implementation of
materials management in the construction projects. |
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