• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.106-115
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• 2010

Recently, as the size of construction projects are getting bigger and higher, more effective managing methods are required in management areas such as duration reduction, cost reduction and quality management. In the current construction industry, conjunction with IT(Information Technology) is being noticed as a solution to support these needs. Various IT solutions such as Bar Code, Personal digital assistant(PDA), global positioning system(GPS), radio frequency identification(RFID) are being developed. In this research, among the various IT solutions, the Real Time Locating System(RTLS) which is acknowledged as a technology with high applicational potential is analyzed. Based on this analysis, a locating system to apply in construction sites is developed and validated. The locating system is developed to prevent construction disasters through real-time management of workers and equipment, which enables effective application in the area of construction safety management. Moreover, applications of the locating system in many different areas like construction material realtime monitoring, construction automation, construction quality management, maintenance management are expected.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.478-482
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• 2006

The domestic enterprises in order to secure the freshness location of market from the international competition which is keen are propelling a price and a quality high position strategy steadily. It is put in competitive situation with the overseas enterprises and even from construction industry it follows in construction market opening and there is not another idea to the research the management strategies, directions and focus competitive elements of the enterprise against, what it sees consequently and to rise to the priority where the competitive power reinforcement of the enterprise is important, it becomes. Competitive power of like this enterprise for a reinforcement the technique which induces a big interest 6 Sigma is technique from the many companies. 6 sigma preceding researches of manufacturing and service industry the fact that it is accomplished with the object which will carry most. The research which relates with construction industry is staying to an introduction of 6 sigma the investigation phase, the actual introduction introduces and "S" construction there is not only a possibility against the application result of having a limit because it is applying. It is like that but like referring to a minute description for the international competitive power security which it follows in the change which market environment is sudden 6 sigma the introduction will judge, indispensability development of the logical propriety against hereupon and it will reach and it verifies the question investigation for to lead, 6 sigma of the construction companies it confirms the application possibility and presents the propulsion model as 6 sigma the fact that overcoming the limit characteristic of that introduction application as objective of sample research means it will do.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• autumn
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• pp.345-349
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• 2002

A great need for comprehensive solutions for the promotion of construction technology, and it can be true through active societies. Corresponding to these needs, it is need to prepare globalization by gathering and concentrating societies quote ability, through these efforts, it is possible to ensure research effectiveness and to secure competitive position in consisting regional network like Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC. This research analyzes and suggests are enrolled in The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) to find reasonable solutions for international engineer's mutual certification and growth of domestic construction related societies. This study also analyzes department structure and relationship of Civil engineering and construction related societies. This paper suggests reasonable development strategy, governmental policy and roles of construction related societies by analyzing multi dimensional problem set.

• Information Systems Review
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.209-225
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• 2004

This study shows the field of construction which was less developed in the aspect of information system in comparison to other areas needs to introduce construction information system and suggests it can make more value linked with company performance through the system. For the first step, it emphasizes the integrated enterprise approach not optimization of each sector in a company. This paper extracts the current issues of construction information from the core process of construction area and implies a driving plan and the future development plan for construction information. Antecedent studies for this drew the information structure model and the construction information-driving model of a construction company. Hence, case studies with management companies that implemented the construction information system successfully tested validity. This research brings the cases of PMS, the integrated finance system, and CRM system as successful ones.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.78-83
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• 2022

Many domestic construction companies are continuously trying to utilize weather information for construction management. The effect of the weather is greatly reflected in the construction industry because there are many outdoor work. Therefore, weather information is clearly needed to predict the exact construction period. And the calculation of the number of non-working days considering the weather information is very important. However, many construction companies have difficulty calculating the exact construction period because it is difficult to predict the exact long-term weather. In this study, it is analyzed the past long-term weather information. Then the weather information by region and season is applied to the construction management system. Finally, it is confirmed the workable date, the field information and the weather information.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.5 no.1 s.17
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• pp.88-98
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• 2004

In recent, Information Technology(IT) is the biggest issue on the social whole including the construction industry. IT is recognized as a key strategic means to reinforce competitive power and raise the effectiveness. However, CEOs of each firm have trouble with IT investment decision-making. Because there is neither any case to measure real value of IT nor any confidence to economic effect of information system. IT evaluation is so helpful for most construction firms to make a plan of IT investment. In addition, which will eventually facilitate to achieve their management goal and have the maximum of the firms' value. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to develop IT evaluation system for monitoring IT level continually. And this will be enable a construction company to increase IT investment and improve the level of IT in the construction industry.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.146-154
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• 2007

The u-City construction project has become a hot topic In the construction market because it seems economic value-added field for construction firms. However, construction firms don't willingly participate in the u-City construction market because the future business environments for the u-City are very uncertain. Scenario planning is a very powerful method in managing this complex planning situation and is based on scenarios that help each enterprise appropriately adapt itself to its own business environments. Therefore it Is based on the main principles of systems thinking and multiple futures. For the purpose of dealing with such uncertainties, this paper attempts to develop the possible market scenarios of the u-City construction market through a scenario planning approach. From this perspective, we considered various aspects of the u-City construction such as market demands, technology development, policy level and management environment. After considering the relevant issues, we identified the main trends and key uncertainties. Then, we developed three coherent u-City construction market scenarios. On the basis of the proposed scenarios, the business strategies of potential construction firms in the u-City construction market has been formulated. Therefore, construction firms can use these scenarios as a basic data for market analysis and business strategy. Therefore, this paper is able to enhance the participation of construction firms in the u-City construction market.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.255-261
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• 2019

Poor working conditions in the construction industry have made young people reluctant to enter it, resulting in supply/demand unbalance of construction skilled worker. Currently, most construction workers in Korea acquire skills through apprenticeships. Against this background, this study aimed to identify problems in apprenticeship-based methods of technical education, and to suggest measures that could improve these methods. As a measure to improve current apprenticeship-based methods of technical education, technical education needs to be regularly provided on construction sites, and each construction company needs to issue a certificate to workers confirming their completion of technical education. It is also necessary to establish a system in which this certificate is recognized as education experience. In addition, it is recommended to form partnerships with construction technology education institutes supported by the government in order to provide construction workers with opportunities to receive new technologies and construction methods free of charge, and it is urgently necessary to establish and implement a policy to adequately support their cost of living during this period.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.1599-1608
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• 2014

This study is to suggest specialty contractors with countermeasures to construction orders falling off, one of the construction business indicators for the construction industry, by analyzing the impact of dwindling construction orders to business performance indicators of specialty contractors as well as identifying inter-relationships between those performance indicators. For specialty contractors of civil construction, it is analyzed that their current ratio is significantly affecting obtention of construction orders, which in turn greatly affecting the ratio of owner's equity. It seems that the amount of construction orders has a direct relationship with the corporate stability. Therefore, this type of specialty contractors are determined to be able to obtain more orders for construction by improving current ratio.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.801-809
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• 2023

Road construction projects have a long duration so cost overruns and schedule delays are occurred. However, performance assessment system that can manage and prepare for this in advance is insufficient. In addition, road construction are affected by many factors during under construction. Therefore it is necessary to conduct performance assessment considering the characteristics of roads and prepare for similar projects in the future. The purpose of this study is to provide a framework to evaluate construction phase performance and present a performance management plan using road construction information. Also, This study conducted time adjustment between the start and the finish of the project and developed performance metrics based on absolute and relative indicator. This study analyzed the cost, schedule, and changes of the road project construction process, showing the possibility of advancement of performance assessment and how to use it when planning new road construction projects.