Technology and Strategic Management in Construction

Hansen, Karen Lee; Tatum, C. B.

doi:10.1061/(asce)9742-597x(1989)5:1(67)

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“…The issue of seeking to attain technological leadership is also an important decision for companies. Hansen and Tatum (1989) contend that every company is either a technological leader or follower, and that the choice is determined by a combination of three factors, the sustainability of technological lead, first mover advantages and first mover disadvantages. The value of these new IT systems comes from the enabling of new applications that in turn create business value.…”

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The Role of E-Commerce Systems for the Construction Industry

Stewart

2012

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The use of e-commerce systems has increased substantially in the past five years, and now a number of companies in the construction industry have joined consortiums to develop e-commerce portals. These new systems encourage companies to review the way in which existing processes are undertaken, and often re-engineered process are introduced. It is important to understand the difference between the terms e-commerce and e-business, e-commerce refers to buying and seeling transactions which use some24The Australian Journal of Construction Economics & Building Page (iii)form of electronic media, while e-business suggests a review and redefinition of business models linked to the greater use of IT. It is argued that the greater use of the internet and e-commerce, and the move towards the integration of applications will compel construction companies to re-engineer processes and introduce e-commerce systems. A series of business drivers and business designs are discussed in later sections of this paper.There are many benefits associated with the introduction of e-commerce systems, and these include increases in GDP, real wages and employment together with reduced transaction costs. It has been forecast that there will be more than 400,000 companies in Australia using e-commerce systems by 2005 (NOIE 2000). For the construction industry, the benefits will include increased project efficiencies, communications, control, and reduced design and construction times as well as reduced costs (BuildOnline 2000). In the past year, two local consortiums have been formed to develop and offer e-commerce applications, and this heightens the need for all companies to reflect on how they might engage with these new technologies.

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The Role of E-Commerce Systems for the Construction Industry

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2012

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“…Although not thought of as a system-level problem yet, recent research on engineering maintenance and repair (REMR) has begun to exhibit many of these properties (7). Early field work emphasized the need to inventory and, later, inspect the condition of such large civil works structures as locks and other structures within navigable waterways.…”

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“…16 Typically, if a project fails or there is a problem with it, in any subsequent lawsuit the designer's performance is thus tested against the standard of care for that sort of work in the vicinity.1 7 Similarly in many states, it has been held that architects or engineers have a general duty to the public wl-'ch can be anticipated to use the facilities being designed and the care and skill which are used in making such projects safe for use by the public are those generally prevailing among that profession in the vicinity.' 8 When a Designer is informed of his Owner-Client's goals, le., desires for the completed project, the Designer has a duty to inform or advise the client if the goals are incompatible, or unobtainable.1 9 And a Designer has a duty to "investigate and advise" the Owner about all equipment, materials or design solutions the Designer specifies; and his specification of such is assumed to be an assurance that the specified material or equipment is satisfactory for the purpose specified.…”

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“…These issues with which I dealt are certainly not of my own creation or postulation alone; they have been shaped by the contributions of many renown researchers and practitioners over a period of time. The contributions made by Bob Tatum of Stanford University, for example, have distilled formalisms, concepts and terminology which have proven very relevant in our understanding of the intricacies and idiosyncracies of the AEC industry players [Tatum 1986, 1987, 1989a, 1989b, Hansen 1989]. Generic models of innovation development and deployment and their adaptations to the needs of a research laboratory have provided the underpinnings for subsequent studies in the areas of innovation and technology transfer [Rogers 1983, Shaffer 1985.…”

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