Relationship between automation and integration of construction information systems and labor productivity

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 746-753

  Zhai, Dong ^a   Goodrum, Paul M ^a   Haas, Carl T ^b   Caldas, Carlos H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Dept of Civil Architectural and Environmental ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Construction management; Information technology (IT); Labor; Productivity

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SPECIFIC; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INSTITUTES; CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION; IT APPLICATIONS; IT IN CONSTRUCTION; LABOR; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; OVERALL COSTS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL STEELS;

AUTOMATION; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 67651207819     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000024     Document Type: Article

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