Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-technical PerspectiveAbdul Samad Kazi Knowledge 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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... Specific Knowledge Base , which contains the project - specific knowl- edge acquired from the user at the outset and developed over the project life cycle . Conroy and Soltan ( 1998 ) suggest that during the course of the execution of a ...
... Specific Knowledge Base , which contains the project - specific knowl- edge acquired from the user at the outset and developed over the project life cycle . Conroy and Soltan ( 1998 ) suggest that during the course of the execution of a ...
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... specific problem . Most PSEs provide a useful but static toolkit to help solve a well - understood problem . Rice and Boisvert ( 1996 ) note that future PSEs will need to become more flexible to support a broader range of problems , and ...
... specific problem . Most PSEs provide a useful but static toolkit to help solve a well - understood problem . Rice and Boisvert ( 1996 ) note that future PSEs will need to become more flexible to support a broader range of problems , and ...
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... specific projects , customization , and data integration with relevant project data distributed over many sources . Developments in Web applications and integrated CAD / analysis tools will help generate practical knowledge that can ...
... specific projects , customization , and data integration with relevant project data distributed over many sources . Developments in Web applications and integrated CAD / analysis tools will help generate practical knowledge that can ...
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