Applıcabılıty Of A Utoma Tıonand Informa Tıon Technolog1es İn Constructıon Sector For Developıng Countrıes

Year 1999, Volume: 12 Issue: 2, 1 - 17, 31.12.1999

İlker Özdemir

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Planmng Slages, Stralegic Planmng, 7'actical Planning, Computer Integraled Conslructum, Informaüon Technologies..

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