Journal of Information Technology in Construction
Journal of Information Technology in Construction
ITcon Vol. 9, pg. 409-418, http://www.itcon.org/2004/29
Effective control of unanticipated on-site events: A pragmatic, human-oriented problem solving approach
| submitted: | April 2003 | |
| revised: | july 2004 | |
| published: | August 2004 | |
| editor(s): | Menzel K. | |
| authors: | Ale Magdič, MSc
University of Maribor email: ales.magdic@uni-mb.si, http://fg.uni-mb.si\cgi Danijel Rebolj, Professor University of Maribor email: danijel.rebolj@uni-mb.si, http://fg.uni-mb.si\cgi Nataša Šuman, BSc University of Maribor email: natasa.suman@uni-mb.s, http://fg.uni-mb.si | |
| summary: | Unanticipated events on building sites are inevitable. The frequency of unanticipated events is usually high due to the inherent complexity and dynamics of construction projects. A proper mobile interactive personal network can make use of the rich knowledge and experience of site staff, to handle and effectively resolve on-site problems caused by unanticipated events. Immediate on-site problem solving significantly impacts subsequent project characteristics and leads to a more productive organizational processes as a whole. This paper focuses on the importance of interactive personal communication as a basis for immediate on-site problem solving. For communications support, a human-oriented pragmatic solution in the form of a mobile, interactive, context-sensitive personal network is presented. | |
| keywords: | mobile computing, problem solving, construction site, rapid communication | |
| full text: | (PDF file, 0.557 MB) | |
| citation: | Magdič A, Rebolj D and Šuman N (2004). Effective control of unanticipated on-site events: A pragmatic, human-oriented problem solving approach, ITcon Vol. 9, Special issue Mobile Computing in Construction, pg. 409-418, https://www.itcon.org/2004/29 |