The applicability of project management software and advanced IT techniques in construction delays mitigation

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-120

  Conlin, John ^a   Retik, Arkady ^b  

^a Kvaerner Govan Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction delays; Knowledge based expert systems; Planning and scheduling software; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PLANNING; SCHEDULING;

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; CONSTRUCTION DELAYS; PLANNING AND SCHEDULING SOFTWARE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031126486     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-7863(96)00046-4     Document Type: Article

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