Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-technical PerspectiveKnowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective presents a portfolio of concepts, methods, models, and tools supported by real life case studies from various corners of the globe providing insights into the management of knowledge in the construction industry. Untangling the hype from the reality, practical means of implementing knowledge management in the construction industry through various mechanisms and tools are demonstrated. For the practitioner, it provides practical insights and experiences from real life cases, for the researcher and academic, it provides current and state-of-the-art undertakings in this emerging area for the construction industry. |
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The aim is to focus on the initial key steps of under- standing the problems and proposing a general strategy . The company in this case is a large , multi - disciplinary engineering consultancy that is based in Australia , but has ...
The aim is to focus on the initial key steps of under- standing the problems and proposing a general strategy . The company in this case is a large , multi - disciplinary engineering consultancy that is based in Australia , but has ...
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It is a computer - based application that employs a set of rules based on human knowledge to solve problems that require ... maker would go through in reaching a decision , diagnos- ing a problem , or suggesting a course of action .
It is a computer - based application that employs a set of rules based on human knowledge to solve problems that require ... maker would go through in reaching a decision , diagnos- ing a problem , or suggesting a course of action .
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Problem - Solving Environments PSEs have been defined as " an integrated system that provides all the facilities needed to solve a target class of problems conveniently and efficiently " ( Rice & Boisvert , 1996 ) .
Problem - Solving Environments PSEs have been defined as " an integrated system that provides all the facilities needed to solve a target class of problems conveniently and efficiently " ( Rice & Boisvert , 1996 ) .
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| Title | Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-technical Perspective |
| Editor | Abdul Samad Kazi |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Idea Group Pub., 2005 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 159140360X, 9781591403609 |
| Length | 384 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Information Management Computers / User Interfaces Technology & Engineering / Construction / General |
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