Exploiting E-Commerce in Construction

Raju, Pathmeswaran and Feldman, Gerald (2017) Exploiting E-Commerce in Construction. In: Advances in Construction ICT and E-Business. Routledge. ISBN 9781138914582

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Abstract

The advancement in technology has provided organisations with a platform, which offers an alternative manner to deliver their services; as such, many organisations are relying on the World Wide Web (WWW) and the internet as a medium to offer their services and conduct business. e-Commerce plays an important role in construction organisations day-to-day business practices. It is considered that the e-Commerce solutions would have a greater impact on the fragmented construction industry by unifying the different stakeholders including clients, regulatory authorities, consultants, contractors and the supply chain. The use of e-Commerce in the construction industry is steadily growing when compared to other industrial sectors and in some cases it is becoming a mainstream method of transactions such as procurement and payment of commodities between companies. Thus, this chapter provides an overview of e-Commerce and e-Commerce technologies, presents extant e-Commerce literature in construction and explores the drivers and barriers to the adoption of e-Commerce within the construction industry.

Item Type:	Book Section
Dates:	Date Event 5 May 2017 Published
Subjects:	CAH11 - computing > CAH11-01 - computing > CAH11-01-01 - computer science CAH10 - engineering and technology > CAH10-01 - engineering > CAH10-01-01 - engineering (non-specific)
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > College of Engineering
Depositing User:	Oana-Andreea Dumitrascu
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2017 10:14
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2024 11:50
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4823