| Author | Tjoe Foek Soen, Suntoro |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ST-93-25 |
| Subject(s) | Construction industry--Asia, Southeastern--Information services
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of
Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Information is a key resource within any business activity. It plays an important role
from a before company is established through its operation. Before company is established
stage, the information required mainly covers general information which helps the decision
maker in making go or no-go decision. When the company starts the operation, however, the
information required is the info1mation which supports other management functions to keep
the company running.
This study is intended to produce the information necessary and to find out the sources
of those necessary information, needed before company is established by a foreign
constrnction company wanting to do business in the Southeast Asian region. Based on the
infonnation flows from the sources through the output info1mation that one management
function could produce, the simple graphical model was developed. The model was developed
for both stages, which consist of ten management functions. It then was verified in foreign
construction companies in Thailand.
The result shows that, at before company is established stage, the company requires a
lot of information which comes from very disperse sources. This will require a lot of effort,
time and money, also it will delay the decision making process. To alleviate the problems, it
is suggested to establish a construction information center in the country, which should
provide all necessary inf01mation for anybody needing them. For the second stage, after
company has been established, inf01mation needed is supplied and used internally |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Ogunlana, Stephen O. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Pennung Warnitchai ;Prapon Phasukyud; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | German Academic Exchange Service
(D.A.A.D) ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993 |