A study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among Malaysian quantity surveying firms

A study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among Malaysian quantity surveying firms

It is advantageous for a QS to be efficient in producing bills of quantities from measurement. Measurement software applications, as a useful IT tool, can help a QS to speed up the measurement works. In relation to the measurement software application for BQ preparation among Malaysian quantity surv...

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Main Authors: Tan, Chin Keng, Yeoh, Kah Ching
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
QA76 Computer software
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/3870/
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spelling iium-38702016-02-15T00:53:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3870/ A study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among Malaysian quantity surveying firms Tan, Chin Keng Yeoh, Kah Ching QA76 Computer software It is advantageous for a QS to be efficient in producing bills of quantities from measurement. Measurement software applications, as a useful IT tool, can help a QS to speed up the measurement works. In relation to the measurement software application for BQ preparation among Malaysian quantity surveying firms, the objectives of the study are to determine the level of usage, identify the problems and benefits. The data for this study were collected from quantity surveying firms registered in Malaysia. A total of 130 quantity surveying firms were selected as the samples of the survey, representing 41.01% of the total of 317 quantity surveying firms in Malaysia. A total of 34 questionnaires were received for analysis. The study found that less than half of the quantity surveying firms use measurement software in the preparation of BQ. The major problems identified are high software installation cost and required learning and remembering many procedures to use the software. The major benefits identified are high accuracy, easy to edit the BQ, speed up measurement works, and high traceability. 2011-01-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3870/1/Tan_Kin_Cheng.pdf Tan, Chin Keng and Yeoh, Kah Ching (2011) A study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among Malaysian quantity surveying firms. In: 2011 The 9th International Conference on ICT and Knowledge Engineering (ICTKE 2011), 12-13 January 2011, Bangkok, Thailand. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=6152414&tag=1
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A study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among Malaysian quantity surveying firms
description It is advantageous for a QS to be efficient in producing bills of quantities from measurement. Measurement software applications, as a useful IT tool, can help a QS to speed up the measurement works. In relation to the measurement software application for BQ preparation among Malaysian quantity surveying firms, the objectives of the study are to determine the level of usage, identify the problems and benefits. The data for this study were collected from quantity surveying firms registered in Malaysia. A total of 130 quantity surveying firms were selected as the samples of the survey, representing 41.01% of the total of 317 quantity surveying firms in Malaysia. A total of 34 questionnaires were received for analysis. The study found that less than half of the quantity surveying firms use measurement software in the preparation of BQ. The major problems identified are high software installation cost and required learning and remembering many procedures to use the software. The major benefits identified are high accuracy, easy to edit the BQ, speed up measurement works, and high traceability.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Tan, Chin Keng
Yeoh, Kah Ching
author_facet Tan, Chin Keng
Yeoh, Kah Ching
author_sort Tan, Chin Keng
title A study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among Malaysian quantity surveying firms
title_short A study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among Malaysian quantity surveying firms
title_full A study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among Malaysian quantity surveying firms
title_fullStr A study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among Malaysian quantity surveying firms
title_full_unstemmed A study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among Malaysian quantity surveying firms
title_sort study on the use of measurement software in the preparation of bills of quantities among malaysian quantity surveying firms
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/3870/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/3870/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/3870/1/Tan_Kin_Cheng.pdf
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