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Conference Paper: A knowledge-based system for construction subcontractor appraisal

TitleA knowledge-based system for construction subcontractor appraisal
Authors
KeywordsConstruction subcontractor
Performance appraisal
Knowledge-based systems
Decision structure
Issue Date2010
Citation
The 27th International Conference on Applications of IT in the AEC Industry (CIB W78 2010), Cairo, Egypt, 16-18 November 2010. In Proceedings of CIB W78 2010: 27th International Conference, 2010, p. 1-7 How to Cite?
AbstractWhile a significant proportion of work in a construction project is carried out by subcontractors, keeping track on their performance becomes an important management task to ensure their work is completed satisfactorily and to avoid inferior subcontractors from being appointed in future. Yet, the industry lacks a systematic mechanism to appraise the performance of subcontractors. Despite some clients and contracting organizations have produced their own internal guideline, it is not unusual for their staff to interpret the required quality standard qualitatively and this could lead to disparity and unfairness. To improve the rigor of subcontractor performance appraisal and to facilitate comparison, a more structured approach should be adopted for appraising subcontractors. Knowledge-based systems appear to be a promising approach to formalize the subcontractor appraisal decisions. In this paper, the decision structure governing construction subcontractor appraisal is first highlighted. It is then followed by an introduction to the prototypical knowledge-based system developed for subcontractor performance appraisal. Finally, the ways to apply the results of the knowledge-based subcontractor appraisal model to decision making concludes the paper.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/138022

 

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dc.date.accessioned2011-08-26T14:38:30Z-
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dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.identifier.citationThe 27th International Conference on Applications of IT in the AEC Industry (CIB W78 2010), Cairo, Egypt, 16-18 November 2010. In Proceedings of CIB W78 2010: 27th International Conference, 2010, p. 1-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/138022-
dc.description.abstractWhile a significant proportion of work in a construction project is carried out by subcontractors, keeping track on their performance becomes an important management task to ensure their work is completed satisfactorily and to avoid inferior subcontractors from being appointed in future. Yet, the industry lacks a systematic mechanism to appraise the performance of subcontractors. Despite some clients and contracting organizations have produced their own internal guideline, it is not unusual for their staff to interpret the required quality standard qualitatively and this could lead to disparity and unfairness. To improve the rigor of subcontractor performance appraisal and to facilitate comparison, a more structured approach should be adopted for appraising subcontractors. Knowledge-based systems appear to be a promising approach to formalize the subcontractor appraisal decisions. In this paper, the decision structure governing construction subcontractor appraisal is first highlighted. It is then followed by an introduction to the prototypical knowledge-based system developed for subcontractor performance appraisal. Finally, the ways to apply the results of the knowledge-based subcontractor appraisal model to decision making concludes the paper.-
dc.languageengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 27th International Conference on Applications of IT in the AEC Industryen_US
dc.subjectConstruction subcontractor-
dc.subjectPerformance appraisal-
dc.subjectKnowledge-based systems-
dc.subjectDecision structure-
dc.titleA knowledge-based system for construction subcontractor appraisalen_US
dc.typeConference_Paperen_US
dc.identifier.emailNg, TST: tstng@hkucc.hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.authorityNg, TST=rp00158en_US
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dc.description.otherThe 27th International Conference on Applications of IT in the AEC Industry (CIB W78 2010), Cairo, Egypt, 16-18 November 2010. In Proceedings of CIB W78 2010: 27th International Conference, 2010, p. 1-7-

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