Modeling Information Dependencies in Construction Project Network Organizations

Towards a Vision for Information Technology in Civil Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 513-525

  Pekericli, Mehmet Koray ^a   Akinci, Burcu ^a   Karaesmen, Itir ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction Project Organizations; Information Dependencies; Information Technology Investments; Network Organizations

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ORGANIZATIONS; INFORMATION DEPENDENCIES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS; NETWORK ORGANIZATIONS;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INVESTMENTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 1642357545     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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