Integrating emergent problem solving with construction knowledge management system

CME 2007 Conference - Construction Management and Economics: 'Past, Present and Future'

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1703-1712

  Yu, Wen Der ^a   Lin, Cheng Te ^b   Yu, Cheng Tien ^b   Liu, Shen Jung ^c   Luo, Huai Ching ^c   Chang, Pei Lun ^c  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c China Engineering Consultants Inc   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case study; Information technology; Knowledge management; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTS; CONSULTING FIRMS; COST IMPROVEMENTS; INTELLECTUAL ASSETS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; PROBLEM SOLVERS;

COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 84877617870     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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