Management information organization and routing

Numerous studies and research have attempted to collect, organize, and disseminate information to the various managers and supervisors in the construction industry. Most efforts have not been successful because of the limited scope of their objective functions. Results are presented of a field study conducted to determine, among other things, construction management information organization and flow. A description is given of how the information required by each construction manager or supervisor is organized into reports (by information type and by management level), the contents of these reports, the purposes these reports serve, how often they are issued, and who receives and prepares these reports. Also described are information flow, report organization by information type and by management level, and information processing. A typical organization structure is identified in the study and used as an illustration. It is also concluded that information should flow in all directions (i.e., upward, downward, and laterally) within the organization.