Shi Yong-dong  , Du Lan-ying  , He Wei  , He Bo  , Zhou Yu  , 
    An Information Integration Framework for Multi-Project Coordinated Management in AEC Industry,
    Asian Journal of Information Technology,
    Volume 5,Issue 12,
    2006,
    Pages 1447-1453,
    ISSN 1682-3915,
    ajit.2006.1447.1453,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ajit.2006.1447.1453)
    Abstract: Different  information  formats  and  lack  of  data  standard  result  in the difficult of the information sharing  and  exchange in AEC industry. And the needs of simultaneous management of multi-project and cross-organizational cooperation increase the complexity of information exchange. This study presents an information  integration  framework  for  multi-project  coordinated management in AEC industry on the base of IFC and XML. A management information system which consists of three logical layers are developed to realize multi-project coordinated management. The main five function modules of the core layer are discussed in details.
    Keywords: Information integration;framework;multi-project;coordinated management;AEC industry