The outlook of blockchain technology for construction engineering management
Jun WANG1, Peng WU1, Xiangyu WANG2(), Wenchi SHOU1
1. Australasian Joint Research Centre for Building Information Modelling, Department of Construction Management, Curtin University, Australia 2. Australasian Joint Research Centre for Building Information Modelling, Department of Construction Management, Curtin University, Australia; Department of Housing and Interior Design, Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Current construction engineering management suffers numerous challenges in terms of the trust, information sharing, and process automation. Blockchain which is a decentralised transaction and data management technology, has attracted increasing interests from both academic and industrial aspects since 2008. However, most of the existing research and practices are focused on the blockchain itself (i.e. technical challenges and limitations) or its applications in the finance service sector (i.e. Bitcoin). This paper aims to investigate the potential of applying blockchain technology in the construction sector. Three types of blockchain-enabled applications are proposed to improve the current processes of contract management, supply chain management, and equipment leasing, respectively. Challenges of blockchain implementation are also discussed in this paper.
通讯作者:
WANG Xiangyu
E-mail: xiangyu.wang@curtin.edu.au
Corresponding Author(s):
Xiangyu WANG
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WANG Jun, WU Peng, WANG Xiangyu, SHOU Wenchi. 区块链技术在施工工程管理中的应用展望[J]. Frontiers of Engineering Management, 2017, 4(1): 67-75.
Jun WANG, Peng WU, Xiangyu WANG, Wenchi SHOU. The outlook of blockchain technology for construction engineering management. Front. Eng, 2017, 4(1): 67-75.
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