Application of ICT in the construction industry

Durin" rel="nofollow">ing the last 10 years, in" rel="nofollow">information and communication technologies (ICT) have generated great changes in" rel="nofollow">in the construction in" rel="nofollow">industry. More changes are expected to come in" rel="nofollow">in the next 15 years. Based on the prin" rel="nofollow">inciple that the future can be in" rel="nofollow">influenced if we know what we want it to be, Erdogan, Abbott & Aouad (2010) proposed a vision for the  for the next 15 years. The vision (see below) is based on four strands: people, processes, technology and places. Vision: “The construction in" rel="nofollow">industry is supported by tools and technologies which are fully compatible, developed usin" rel="nofollow">ing open standard software and that put people at the centre of focus, thus enablin" rel="nofollow">ing creativity, creatin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">integrated busin" rel="nofollow">iness processes that are consistent and compatible; and facilitatin" rel="nofollow">ing less geographically dependent ways of workin" rel="nofollow">ing.” Write an analytical report that discusses how this vision can be achieved. . Use and acknowledge appropriately at least three of the in" rel="nofollow">information sources listed below: Ahuja, V, Yang, J & Shankar, R 2009, ‘Benefits of collaborative ICT adoption for buildin" rel="nofollow">ing project management’, Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, vol. 9, Emerald Group Publishin" rel="nofollow">ing Limited, no. 3, pp. 323–340 Ahuja, V, Yang, J & Shankar, R 2010, ‘Perceptions affectin" rel="nofollow">ing ict adoption for buildin" rel="nofollow">ing project management in" rel="nofollow">in the Indian construction in" rel="nofollow">industry’, International Journal of Construction Management, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 1– 18. Dave, B, Kubler, S, Främlin" rel="nofollow">ing, K & Koskela, L 2016, ‘Opportunities for enhanced lean construction management usin" rel="nofollow">ing Internet of Thin" rel="nofollow">ings standards’, Automation in" rel="nofollow">in Construction, vol. 61, pp. 86–97. Erdogan, B, Abbott, C & Aouad, G 2010, ‘Construction in" rel="nofollow">in year 2030: developin" rel="nofollow">ing an in" rel="nofollow">information technology vision.’, Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engin" rel="nofollow">ineerin" rel="nofollow">ing sciences, vol. 368, no. 1924, pp. 3551–65    

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