International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2569

Full Length Research Paper

The implementation of document management system (DMS) in managing sub-contracts tenders: A contractor’s perspectives

Hafez Salleh1, Nurshuhada Zainon1*, Mustafa Alshawi2 and Nor Azlinda Mohamed Sabli3
  1Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment (BUHU), University of Salford, United Kingdom. 3Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, University of Technology, Mara, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected].

  •  Accepted: 08 June 2011
  •  Published: 31 July 2011

Abstract

 

Company X is a construction organization located in United Kingdom with turnover reaching £370 million and with past and current projects valued up to £15 million, and has completed a number of construction projects both in private and the public sectors. Due to numbers of limitations from previous system in managing sub-contract process, the company management had decided to develop a document management system (DMS) application to replace previous system. The pilot project of DMS implementation in the company was held prior to the implementation wide organization. The case documents the events that led to the selection of the packages with regards to the ‘live’ system implementation in the company.

 

Key words: Document management system, sub-contract, construction tenders.

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