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Abdul-Rahman, H and Alidrisyi, M N (1994) A perspective of material management practices in a fast developing economy: the case of Malaysia. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 413-22.

Austin, S A, Baldwin, A N and Newton, A (1994) Manipulating the flow of design information to improve the programming of building design. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 445-55.

Dawood, N N (1994) Developing a production management modelling approach for precast concrete building products. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 393-412.

Kometa, S T, Olomolaiye, P O and Harris, F C (1994) Attributes of UK construction clients influencing project consultants' performance. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 433-43.

Lowe, D J and Skitmore, M R (1994) Experiential learning in cost estimating. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 423-31.

O'Brien, M J and Al-Soufi, A (1994) A survey of data communications in the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 457-65.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: communication; EDI; email; industry; information technology
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199400000055
  • Abstract:

    The UK construction industry has in general been slow to adopt information technology. The tactical use of this technology for personal productivity improvement has nevertheless become generally accepted. Communications technology has the capability to alter the industry fundamentally. This paper describes a postal survey carried out in early 1993 to ascertain the current position of this particular technology within the UK construction industry; the survey not only provides statistical data but also some evaluative measures on the problems encountered by construction professionals. The survey shows that the use of electronic mail and electronic data interchange is still highly restricted in the industry. More importantly these two technologies are being used primarily to support finance and accounting processes rather than mainstream construction processes.

Ofori, G (1994) Construction industry development: role of technology transfer. Construction Management and Economics, 12(05), 379-92.