Misconceptions about integrated project databases

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 6, Issue , 2001, Pages 57-68

  Amor, Robert ^a   Faraj, Ihsan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated project database; Misconception

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

INTEGRATED PROJECT DATABASES; MISCONCEPTIONS; PROJECT TEAMS;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 1442311989     PISSN: 14006529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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