Collaborative knowledge management - A construction case study

Dave, B; Koskela, LJ

Abstract

Due to the new threats and challenges faced by the construction industry today, construction companies must seek new solutions in order to remain ahead of the competition. Knowledge has been identified to be a significant organisational resource, which if used effectively can provide competitive advantage. A lot of emphasis is being put on how to identify, capture and share knowledge in today's organisations. It has been argued over the years that due to the fragmented nature of the construction industry and ad-hoc nature of the construction projects, capture and reuse of valuable knowledge gathered during a construction project pose a challenge. As a result critical mistakes are repeated on projects and construction professionals have to keep

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Aug 19, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 19, 2010
• Journal: Automation in Construction
• Print ISSN: 0926-5805
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 894 - 902
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2009.03.015
• Keywords: Construction
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2009.03.015