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1997

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Bar Coding And The Construction Industry In Georgia And Alabama, Herbert Marion Barber Jr. Jan 1997

Bar Coding And The Construction Industry In Georgia And Alabama, Herbert Marion Barber Jr.

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Effective construction project management relies on data that can be processed into information (Bernold, 1990). Therefore, information on the construction project plays a key role in construction project management (Abudayyeh, 1991). Consequently, information management on the construction project is vital to the success of the construction project (Rasdorf, 1990). Bar coding is one option that can be used in the construction industry as an effective means of managing information (Stukhart, 1987).

The retail and manufacturing industries have used bar coding technology for several years to manage information (Bell, 1988) although the use of bar coding technology to manage information in …