Knowledge management (KM) is used by construction firms to establish organizational memory (OM) and consequently improve their performance by learning from past mistakes and best practices. Knowledge is the input to innovation; thus, the industry must adopt better ways of managing knowledge for advancement in the construction processes. Knowledge management consists of locating, modifying, and sharing knowledge to meet the needs of the current fast-paced sector. Various tools have been developed to support KM and OM in construction companies, however, it is very important to adequately address the needs of the sector for successful implementations. The aim of this study is to analyze the existing KM tools and evaluate their compatibility with the necessities of today’s sector. First, knowledge types in the construction industry were outlined, and existing KM tools were evaluated. Then, expert interviews were performed with two representatives from a prominent construction and a prominent consulting firm to delineate the contemporaneous KM practices as well as the KM needs in the construction industry. Finally, current practice in KM in the construction sector is evaluated, and a vision is developed for a more effective KM approach that could support OM in construction firms
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey - ORCID: 0000-0003-4614-3245
Titolo del capitolo
A Preliminary Investigation of Knowledge Management Tools for the Construction Sector
Autori
Bartu Kologlu, Deniz Artan
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3.48
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
CONVR 2023 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality
Sottotitolo del libro
Managing the Digital Transformation of Construction Industry
Curatori
Pietro Capone, Vito Getuli, Farzad Pour Rahimian, Nashwan Dawood, Alessandro Bruttini, Tommaso Sorbi
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2023
Copyright
© 2023 Author(s)
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Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0289-3
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0257-2
Collana
Proceedings e report
ISSN della collana
2704-601X
e-ISSN della collana
2704-5846