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Embedding good practice sharing within process improvement (2006)
Journal Article
Jeong, K., Kagioglou, M., Haigh, R., Amaratunga, R., & Siriwardena, M. (2006). Embedding good practice sharing within process improvement. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 13(1), 62-81. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980610646502

Purpose - Construction firms need to improve the way in which they manage their processes. Focusing on good practice and knowledge sharing within and across organisational boundaries, the purpose of this paper is to discuss recent developments on a s... Read More about Embedding good practice sharing within process improvement.

Achieving supply chain integration within construction industry (2006)
Journal Article
McDermott, P., & Khalfan, M. (2006). Achieving supply chain integration within construction industry. Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 6(2), 44-54

The main driver behind the adoption of supply chain management (SCM) philosophy into the constructin industry was the successes within other industry sectors. SCM can be defined as network of different organisations, linked upstream and downsteam in... Read More about Achieving supply chain integration within construction industry.

nD modelling for collaborative working in construction (2006)
Journal Article
Aouad, G., Lee, A., & Wu, S. (2006). nD modelling for collaborative working in construction. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 1(1), 33-44

There is currently an abundance of research into new and emerging issues in IT to improve construction practice. Some of these initiatives have become buzzwords and have failed to deliver, largely because of a lack of a scientific foundation for cons... Read More about nD modelling for collaborative working in construction.

Evaluation of auditory and visual feedback on task performance in a virtual assembly environment. (2006)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Fernando, T., Xiao, H., & Travis, A. (2006). Evaluation of auditory and visual feedback on task performance in a virtual assembly environment

This paper presents the creation of an assembly simulation environment with multisensory feedback (auditory and visual), and the evaluation of the effects of auditory and visual feedback on the task performance in the context of assembly simulation i... Read More about Evaluation of auditory and visual feedback on task performance in a virtual assembly environment..

HyCon : virtual prototyping in hybrid concrete construction frame design (2006)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Goulding, J., Sexton, M., Aouad, G., & Kagioglou, M. (2006). HyCon : virtual prototyping in hybrid concrete construction frame design. Construction innovation (London. Online), 6(1), 47-60. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714170610710604

Hybrid concrete construction is a technologically advanced approach to frame construction. It utilizes an optimal mix of structural materials;eg, in situ concrete with precast concrete and steelwork. The process of selecting an hybrid-optimized solut... Read More about HyCon : virtual prototyping in hybrid concrete construction frame design.

Innovation in small, project-based construction firms (2006)
Journal Article
Barrett, P., & Sexton, M. (2006). Innovation in small, project-based construction firms. British Journal of Management, 17(4), 331-346. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2005.00461.x

Relevant literature is synthesized to provide a holistic picture of our current knowledge of innovation in small, project-based firms, highlighting significant gaps in the broad areas of ‘focus and outcome’, ‘organizational capabilities’, ‘context’ a... Read More about Innovation in small, project-based construction firms.

The dynamics of destination attribute importance (2006)
Journal Article
Fallon, P., & Schofield, P. (2006). The dynamics of destination attribute importance. Journal of Business Research, 59(6), 709-713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2006.01.007

The importance construct plays a vital role in evaluating visitor perceptions and experience of tourism destinations. This article examines the dynamics of attribute importance assessment at destination level with respect to Orlando, Florida. The art... Read More about The dynamics of destination attribute importance.

Why anthropomorphic user interface feedback can be effective and preferred by users (2006)
Book Chapter
Murano, P. (2006). Why anthropomorphic user interface feedback can be effective and preferred by users. In C. Chen, J. Filipe, I. Seruca, & J. Cordeiro (Eds.), Enterprise information systems VII (241-248). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5347-4_27

This paper addresses and resolves an interesting question concerning the reason for anthropomorphic user interface feedback being more effective (in two of three contexts) and preferred by users compared to an equivalent non-anthropomorphic feedback.... Read More about Why anthropomorphic user interface feedback can be effective and preferred by users.

Assistive exoskeleton for task based physiotherapy in 3-dimensional space (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, C., Caldwell, D., Kousidou, S., & Tsagarakis, N. (2006, January). Assistive exoskeleton for task based physiotherapy in 3-dimensional space. Presented at The First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Pisa, Italy

Ontology-Centered Knowledge Management Using Information Retrieval Techniques (2006)
Journal Article
Rezgui, Y. (2006). Ontology-Centered Knowledge Management Using Information Retrieval Techniques. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 20(4), 261-270. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290887-3801%282006%2920%3A4%28261%29

The paper argues that an effective solution to information and knowledge management (KM) needs of practitioners in the construction industry can be found in the provision of an adapted knowledge environment that makes use of user profiling and docume... Read More about Ontology-Centered Knowledge Management Using Information Retrieval Techniques.

Legal advice and pre-trial silence: Unreasonable developments (2006)
Journal Article
Cooper, S. (2006). Legal advice and pre-trial silence: Unreasonable developments. International Journal of Evidence and Proof, 10(1), 60-69. https://doi.org/10.1350/ijep.2006.10.1.60

This article examines recent case law concerning the drawing of adverse inferences, pursuant to s. 34 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, from a suspect’s failure to mention during pre-trial interview facts that he subsequently relies... Read More about Legal advice and pre-trial silence: Unreasonable developments.