International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management 2019
A Framework for the Contract Management System in Cloud-Based ERP for SMEs in the Construction Industry
Publication: ICCREM 2019: Innovative Construction Project Management and Construction Industrialization
ABSTRACT
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for a large percentage of market structure in the construction industry; however, adoption and diffusion of innovation associated with information technology (IT) in these types of enterprises are slow compared with large-sized enterprises. During the project lifecycle, contract management, as the core business of enterprises, is complex and has a profound influence on project schedule, cost, and risk control. However, few studies have focused on IT innovation and application in contract management related to data management, information integration, and communication from the enterprise management perspective. Therefore, a framework for a contract management system in cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) is proposed for SMEs in the construction industry which integrates the database management system (DBMS), cloud-based ERP, and feature-based modeling. An illustrated example of a medium-sized real estate enterprise is provided to demonstrate applicability of the framework to facilitate contract management in the construction industry.
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ICCREM 2019: Innovative Construction Project Management and Construction Industrialization
Pages: 1 - 11
Editors: Yaowu Wang, Ph.D., Harbin Institute of Technology, Mohamed Al-Hussein, Ph.D., University of Alberta, and Geoffrey Q. P. Shen, Ph.D., Hong Kong Polytechnic University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8230-8
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Published online: Aug 29, 2019
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