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dc.contributor | Department of Building and Real Estate | - |
dc.creator | Hung, Pak-lun | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/876 | - |
dc.language.iso | English | - |
dc.title | E-union : a platform for communicating construction material information between E-commerce systems | - |
dc.type | Thesis | - |
dcterms.abstract | Different E-commerce systems have been developed for construction material procurement with an aim to increasing processing efficiency, reducing administrative cost, and providing information that is more comprehensive. Currently, these E-commerce systems are owned and operated by different parties like manufacturers, suppliers, agents and application services providers. Such systems are non-interoperable which means problems will be created when they are used to purchase construction materials. This thesis firstly introduces the application of E-commerce in construction material procurement, followed by discussion on problems of non-interoperable E-commerce systems and, to conclude, benefits of information sharing between them are elaborated. Two state-of-the-art information technologies, namely mobile agents and Web services, which enable information sharing between E-commerce systems, are introduced. The system architecture and functions of a prototype system (named E-Union), which utilizes Web services technology to provide information sharing between these construction material E-commerce systems, are also presented. System evaluation and future work are discussed in the last part of the thesis. | - |
dcterms.accessRights | open access | - |
dcterms.educationLevel | M.Phil. | - |
dcterms.extent | vii, 150 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm | - |
dcterms.issued | 2004 | - |
dcterms.LCSH | Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations | - |
dcterms.LCSH | Electronic commerce | - |
dcterms.LCSH | Construction industry -- Communication systems | - |
dcterms.LCSH | Building materials -- Purchasing | - |
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