Contextual information requirements of cost estimators from past construction projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 841-852

  Kiziltas, Semiha ^a   Akinci, Burcu ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management; Costs; Data collection; Databases; Decision support systems; Information systems

Indexed keywords

BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS; CARD GAMES; COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION; COST ESTIMATORS; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES; ESTIMATION RESULTS; HISTORICAL DATA; HISTORICAL DATABASE; HISTORY DATABASE; INFORMATION ITEMS; INFORMATION NEED; OBJECTIVE INFORMATION; PRODUCTION RATES; PROJECT DATA; RESEARCH STUDIES; SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RATE; TASK ANALYSIS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; JOB ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 69149083688     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000053     Document Type: Article

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