Implementing information management in construction: Establishing problems, concepts and practice

Construction Innovation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-173

  Gyampoh Vidogah, Regina ^a   Moreton, Robert ^a   Proverbs, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Information management; Information technology; Project management; Re engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993054425     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170310814918     Document Type: Article

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