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The awareness of ICT implementation for materials management in construction projects

Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project. Despite the potential benefit of ICT, convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. This research seeks to identify the implement...

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Main Authors: Kasim, Narimah, Peniel Ang, Soon Ern
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Language:English
Published: Interscience Journals 2010
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TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.60372022-01-26T02:54:16Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6037/ The awareness of ICT implementation for materials management in construction projects Kasim, Narimah Peniel Ang, Soon Ern TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project. Despite the potential benefit of ICT, convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. This research seeks to identify the implementation of ICT in construction materials management processes and to investigate on the acceptance of contractors for ICT transformation to the materials management in construction projects. In relation to that, current constraints that are found hindering the acceptance of ICT in materials management processes are also identified. A triangulation research approach which consists of standard derived questionnaires, semi structured interviews with class A contractors and review of previous research were conducted. The findings from this research reveal that the implementation of ICT in the materials management for construction projects in Malaysia is at early stage. Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet and handheld devices are found to be the common ICT tools adopted in the materials management processes. Meanwhile, there is only an average level of acceptance towards the transformation of ICT implementation in the construction materials management. The main barrier is found to be the cost involvement at the initial stage or overall implementation of ICT in the materials management processes. Finally, it can be concluded that there is a lack of awareness towards the ICT implementation of materials management in the construction projects. Interscience Journals 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6037/1/AJ%202018%20%28988%29%20The%20awareness%20of%20ICT%20implementation%20for%20materials%20management%20in%20construction%20projects%20.pdf Kasim, Narimah and Peniel Ang, Soon Ern (2010) The awareness of ICT implementation for materials management in construction projects. International Journal of Computer and Communication Technology, 2 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 0975 - 7449
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topic TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction
spellingShingle TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction
Kasim, Narimah
Peniel Ang, Soon Ern
The awareness of ICT implementation for materials management in construction projects
description Construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project. Despite the potential benefit of ICT, convincing construction organisations to embrace its use and implementation has proved a difficult task. This research seeks to identify the implementation of ICT in construction materials management processes and to investigate on the acceptance of contractors for ICT transformation to the materials management in construction projects. In relation to that, current constraints that are found hindering the acceptance of ICT in materials management processes are also identified. A triangulation research approach which consists of standard derived questionnaires, semi structured interviews with class A contractors and review of previous research were conducted. The findings from this research reveal that the implementation of ICT in the materials management for construction projects in Malaysia is at early stage. Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet and handheld devices are found to be the common ICT tools adopted in the materials management processes. Meanwhile, there is only an average level of acceptance towards the transformation of ICT implementation in the construction materials management. The main barrier is found to be the cost involvement at the initial stage or overall implementation of ICT in the materials management processes. Finally, it can be concluded that there is a lack of awareness towards the ICT implementation of materials management in the construction projects.
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author Kasim, Narimah
Peniel Ang, Soon Ern
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title The awareness of ICT implementation for materials management in construction projects
title_short The awareness of ICT implementation for materials management in construction projects
title_full The awareness of ICT implementation for materials management in construction projects
title_fullStr The awareness of ICT implementation for materials management in construction projects
title_full_unstemmed The awareness of ICT implementation for materials management in construction projects
title_sort awareness of ict implementation for materials management in construction projects
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