icBench - Key Performance Indicators for the Portuguese Construction Industry

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2006

Authors

novoa, h (Author) FEUP; Jorge Moreira da Costa (Author) FEUP; horta, i (Author) FEUP; sousa, r (Author) Other; cunha, jfe (Author) FEUP

Journal

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Title: EXPLOITING THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY: ISSUES, APPLICATIONS AND CASE STUDIES, PTS 1 AND 2

Vol. 41

Pages: 1131-1138

ISSN: 1574-1230

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Economics and Business

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Authenticus ID: P-005-4PC

Abstract (EN): The icBench Project (Internet Construction Benchmarks) has developed a web-based independent platform to quickly evaluate a company's performance through a set of pre-defined indicators. The ICT platform is built to support this set of indicators, although having enough flexibility to accommodate changes, The platform is also designed to provide two types of functionality. One is to act as all internal data management system. The other is to allow for external benchmarking comparisons. The icBench project aims at create a tool for providing guidance to construction companies, ensuring businesses are identifying and targeting the right problems and aware of best practices. Starting with a pre-defined selection of 50 contractors, 50 consultants and 50 construction materials companies, the project expects to expand usage amongst SMEs after wider dissemination of project results.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: http://www.echallenges.org/e2006/default.asp?page=paper-repository&fltyear=6&flttheme=all&flttype=all&flttitle=icbench&fltauthor=&pagesize=100&submit=Search Published in: Exploiting the Knowledge Economy: Issues, Applications, Case Studies, Paul Cunningham and Miriam Cunningham (Eds), IOS Press, 2006 Amsterdam, ISBN: 1-58603-682-3, ISBN: 978-1-58603-682-3

No. of pages: 8