E-business in construction

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Title:

Author:

Anumba, C. J. (Chimay J.)

ISBN:

9781405182348

Publication Information:

Chichester, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.

Physical Description:

xxii, 279 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Introduction / Chimay J. Anumba and Kirti Ruikar -- Fundamentals of e-business / Kirti Ruikar and Chimay J. Anumba -- E-business : the construction context / Kirti Ruikar, Chimay J. Anumba and Patricia Carrillo -- Organisational readiness for e-business / Kirti Ruikar, Chimay J. Anumba and Patricia Carrillo -- Integrated multi-disciplinary e-business infrastructure framework / Ihab A. Ismail and Vineet R. Kamat -- The role of extranets in construction e-business / Paul Wilkinson -- Agent-based systems : the competitive advantage for AEC-specific e-business / Esther A. Obonyo and Chimay J. Anumba -- The role of e-hubs in e-commerce / Zhaomin Ren, Chimay J. Anumba and Tarek M. Hassan -- Web services and aecXML-based e-business system for construction products procurement / Stephen C. W. Kong, Heng Li and Chimay J. Anumba -- Using next generation web technologies in construction e-business / Darshan Ruikar, Chimay J. Anumba and Alistair Duke -- Trust in e-commerce / Zhaomin Ren and Tarek M. Hassan -- Legal issues in construction e-business / Ihab A. Ismail and Vineet R. Kamat -- Knowledge management for improved construction e-business performance / Charles O. Egbu -- E-commerce in construction : industrial case study / Tim C. Cole -- Assessment of e-business implementation in the US construction industry / Raymond R. A. Issa, Ian Flood and Bryce Treffinger -- Concluding notes / Chimay J. Anumba and Kirti Ruikar.

Abstract:

"There has been little definitive guidance for practitioners, researchers and students on the major issues in electronic business from a construction perspective. By bringing together contributions from research and industry covering theory, technological issues, practical implementation and legal matters, and illustrated with a number of case studies, e-Business in Construction fills that gap."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Construction industry.

Electronic commerce.

Added Author:

Anumba, C. J. (Chimay J.)

Ruikar, Kirti.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0812/2008006976.html

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Summary

With a number of disparate, often geographically distributed, organisations involved in the delivery of construction projects, there has been considerable interest in e-business tools within the construction industry. These tools open up a range of possibilities for the industry to rethink existing processes and working methods, so their use is increasingly common. Nevertheless, there has been little definitive guidance for practitioners, researchers and students on the major issues in electronic business from a construction perspective.

By bringing together 16 contributions from research and industry covering theory, technological issues, practical implementation and legal matters, and illustrated with a number of case studies, e-Business in Construction fills that gap. Starting with the theoretical aspects of e-commerce and moving on to consider the specifics of the construction context, it includes a mechanism for the assessment of the e-readiness of construction sector organisations. The middle part of the book focuses on the role of various technologies in e-business, with examples included as appropriate. This is followed by a discussion of practical, legal and trust issues. The potential of next generation of information and communication technologies is also addressed.

With a fine blend of theoretical and practical aspects of e-commerce in construction, and well illustrated with a number of industrial case studies, e-Business in Construction will find an appreciative audience of construction practitioners, researchers and students at all levels.