Intelligent enterprises for construction: Bridging the technology and knowledge gAps through innovation and education

IFIP International Federation for Information Processing

Volumn 205, Issue , 2006, Pages 119-131

  Goh, Bee Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE; KNOWLEDGE WORKERS; OPERATIONAL DECISIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY SHIFT;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33749995559     PISSN: 15715736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-34456-x_12     Document Type: Review

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