The construction industry has been moving towards concurrent engineering for many years. However, in practice, the degree of success achieved through the application of concurrent engineering varies considerably. Organizational factors, especially with respect to information management methods and techniques coupled with different levels of training and experience of personnel, place considerab...

In according to quantity of various consumption materials in construction sites of complex projects such as oil industry, infrastructure, and large scale commercial, management and monitoring of materials can affect on the final time and cost of project’s activities. In today’s world of rising labor costs and labor shortages, automated materials tracking can provide some advantage to impr...

changes are inevitable in construction projects. they could lead to disruptive impacts on the quality, schedule and budget of projects. identifying changes and anticipating their consequences can help project teams mitigate these negative impacts. as a result, a change process model has been defined to improve this procedure. at first the present paper the defines some of the key terms in this ...

background and purpose: in a recent century, the amount of construction waste has increased significantly. although the building industry has a considerable role in the development of a society, it is regarded as an environmentally destructive. source reduction is the highest goal in the waste management hierarchy and is in priority. it also has economic benefits by reducing costs associated wi...

In according to quantity of various consumption materials in construction sites of complex projects such as oil industry, infrastructure, and large scale commercial, management and monitoring of materials can affect on the final time and cost of project’s activities. In today’s world of rising labor costs and labor shortages, automated materials tracking can provide some advantage to impr...

Urban construction is the important infrastructure of the city, and it is the material basis for the urban survival and development. In this paper, a NASUCI (Novel Analysis System for Urban Construction Information) is proposed. Using data mining technology, case-based reasoning technology, the system focused on providing better decision support for urban construction. The system is composed of...

The central theme in Construction Management (CM) and CM research is improving the performance of construction industry. Much effort and thought is given to improving project performance. Within CM there is a natural inclination to focus on projects and project management (PM). Companies in the construction industry also see project management as their key competence. Both have little appreciat...

To improve competitiveness, construction companies have to reduce cost and time of completion of projects while improving the quality of projects. Knowledge management (KM) is becoming increasingly important for the construction industry. Lessons learnt from the construction industry have proved that by reusing and sharing knowledge among engineers and experts can enhance construction projects ...

The concept of construction supply chain (CSC) is defined firstly. Then the authors depict a typical construction supply chain model from the perspectives of partners involved in construction process, analyze the characteristics and attributes of CSC, and identify some problems in CSC. Based-on the definition and principles of supply chain management (SCM), the concept of construction supply ch...