Paulson, B C; Beisman, G H; Bell, L C; Bjornsson, H C; Bowerman, M D; Carr, R I; Coppi, D F; Crandall, K C; DeLong, C E; Halpin, D W; Hogg, P; Levin, P; Lluch, J F; Logcher, R D; Melin, J W; Moore, W C; Mueller, F W; Nowak, J A; O'Connor, M J; Pinnell, S S; Sears, G A; Stark, R M; Stevens, J D; Tarkoy, P J and Youngs, J R (1985) Application of small computers in construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 111(3), pp. 173-189. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
The deliberations of the ASCE Task Committee on the Application of Small Computers in Construction are presented. The paper first identifies needs that are stimulating the application of small computers in construction, and then examines their present and potential utilization in several representative application areas. Applications include accounting and payroll, estimating, field office administration, contract language retrieval, electronic communications, scheduling, process simulation, graphical reporting, computer-aided design, and process control. The role that ASCE might take in supporting the effective application of small computers in construction practice is considered. Possibilities include participation in the development of standards, education of practitioners, stimulation of innovative techniques, liaison with other organizations, input to computer manufacturers and software developers about specific needs and requirements in construction, studying the organizational and behavioral aspects of computers in construction, and input to ASCE awards committees about meritorious work in this area. It is concluded that an ongoing ASCE Construction Division committee is needed to monitor and influence the effective application of this rapidly evolving small computer technology in construrion.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Index terms: | electronic communication, scheduling, process simulation, manufacturer, estimating, accounting, practitioner, process control, computer aided design |
| Subjects: | practitioner, control systems, computational design, financial and cost management, economic analysis, operations research, management, information systems |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Time Control, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Engineering Principles, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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