Applıcabılıty Of A Utoma Tıonand Informa Tıon Technolog1es İn Constructıon Sector For Developıng Countrıes
Öz
One ımportant aspect of auîomation m construcüon has been the
search for C omputer Aided Comîruction (CAC). The achievement of CAC requires a
comblnation of sîraîegic and îactical developments, One oflhe simtegic consideraüons
re-iaîes io the planmng frames by whwh compuîer integration and Informatıons
Technology (İT) ıs enahîedor encouraged Reflectmg îhe concerns of global enterprises
w a competitîve economy, descrtbes the pîannitîg siage as those relatmg îo: a\vareness,
opporhmity aııd positiomng. Thıs paper discusses the resulls of an initial aııalysis of
how these planning stages can be used in conslruclion. The discussion is illustrated
Ihroııghout Ihe paper wilh a nıımber of examples of conceplual plamring frames
devülopedat Ihese levels.
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