TY - JOUR A2 - Pauwels, Pieter AU - Aguiar Costa, António AU - Grilo, António PY - 2015 DA - 2015/05/18 TI - BIM-Based E-Procurement: An Innovative Approach to Construction E-Procurement SP - 905390 VL - 2015 AB - This paper presents an innovative approach to e-procurement in construction, which uses building information models (BIM) to support the construction procurement process. The result is an integrated and electronic instrument connected to a rich knowledge base capable of advanced operations and able to strengthen transaction relationships and collaboration throughout the supply chain. The BIM-based e-procurement prototype has been developed using distinct existing electronic solutions and an IFC server and was tested in a pilot case study, which supported further discussions of the results of the research. SN - 2356-6140 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/905390 DO - 10.1155/2015/905390 JF - The Scientific World Journal PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -