- Title
- The impact of information sharing misalignment in the Thai construction industry
- Creator
- Kanjanabootra, Sittimont
- Relation
- 7th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VII). Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century: "Challenges in Innovation, Integration and Collaboration in Construction & Engineering" (Bangkok, Thailand 19-21 December, 2013)
- Publisher
- East Carolina University
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Conventional construction process of design-bid-build is being used by most multi-national construction companies in Thailand. During detailed design development there are many elements not incorporated into designs, including constructability, often relegated to on-site construction processes by design engineers. There is sometimes misalignment between information needed by design engineers and by construction engineers, both from each other and from other stakeholders such as clients, architects, designers, project managers or suppliers. This problem is not always seen as a management problem in companies because construction management is seen only as a sub-set of an engineer's or an architect's work. This research uses conceptualizations of information sharing theory to identify points where information / knowledge sharing are misaligned and its impact on the building design and construction processes, using multiple case studies of major construction projects in collaboration with construction stakeholders. The research shows that resolving the knowledge/information sharing issue is essential in construction projects to improve quality of built environment design, to minimize design changes, to increase the accuracy of cost estimation and budget control, enable more timely project completion and improve owner and stakeholder's satisfaction. The research will assist Thai construction companies to add value to the construction processes and demonstrate the capabilities of the Thai construction industry that can be transferred elsewhere.
- Subject
- construction information management; information sharing misalignment; information integration
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1342046
- Identifier
- uon:28876
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780989462303
- Language
- eng
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