Company-wide project data integration for a construction organization

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

11-14-2005

Abstract

A construction company constantly generates a great amount of data that are distributed across various functional databases to support its daily operations. Those databases are typically maintained separately by responsible departments in the company. As a result, data sharing can be difficult between management functions. A decision-making process may be slowed if data obtained from different sources conflict with each other. A central database which can collect data from existing databases is needed for providing timely access and quality of data for analyzing the business so that essential business decisions can be made appropriately and promptly. A data warehouse is the concept that collects all of the needed data into one system, organizes the data to be consistent and easy to read, keeps "old" data for historical analysis, and provides timely access. The unique nature of construction business is widely recognized. A central database model must reflect the nature of the construction business. This article presents a project-oriented data warehouse structure and the implementation of a prototype in a typical construction firm.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Construction Research Congress 2005: Broadening Perspectives - Proceedings of the Congress

First Page

867

Last Page

876

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