An ontology-based web service framework for construction supply chain collaboration and management

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for integrating construction supply chain in order to resolve the data heterogeneity and data sharing problems in the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach – Standardized web service technology is used in the proposed framework for data specification, transfer, and integration. Open standard SAWSDL is used to annotate web service descriptions with pointers to concepts defined in ontologies. NoSQL database Cassandra is used for distributed data storage among construction supply chain stakeholders. Findings – Ontology can be used to support heterogeneous data transfer and integration through web services. Distributed data storage facilitates data sharing and enhances data control. Practical implications – This paper presents examples of two ontologies for expressing construction supply chain information – ontology for material and ontology for purchase order. An example scenario is presented to demonstrate the proposed web service fr...

[1]  Y. Zhang,et al.  Semantic interoperability in building design: Methods and tools , 2006, Comput. Aided Des..

[2]  Pedro M. Domingos,et al.  Ontology Matching: A Machine Learning Approach , 2004, Handbook on Ontologies.

[3]  John Tookey,et al.  DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH IN NEW ZEALAND: A REAL OPTIONS PERSPECTIVE , 2012 .

[4]  Yannis Kalfoglou,et al.  Ontology mapping: the state of the art , 2003, The Knowledge Engineering Review.

[5]  William J. O'Brien,et al.  Opportunities for IT to Support the Construction Supply Chain , 2003 .

[6]  Umit Isikdag,et al.  Evaluating the integrative function of ERP systems used within the construction industry , 2008 .

[7]  X. Xue,et al.  Coordination mechanisms for construction supply chain management in the Internet environment , 2007 .

[8]  Terry P. Harrison,et al.  Global Supply Chain Management at Digital Equipment Corporation , 1995 .

[9]  Raymond Issa,et al.  IFC-Based Construction Industry Ontology and Semantic Web Services Framework , 2011 .

[10]  Divyakant Agrawal,et al.  Database Scalability, Elasticity, and Autonomy in the Cloud - (Extended Abstract) , 2011, DASFAA.

[11]  Tamer E. El-Diraby,et al.  Distributed Ontology Architecture for Knowledge Management in Highway Construction , 2005 .

[12]  Malik M.A. Khalfan,et al.  Achieving supply chain integration through demand and supply management , 2005 .

[13]  Miroslaw J. Skibniewski,et al.  Developing ERP Systems Success Model for the Construction Industry , 2009 .

[14]  Tariq S. Abdelhamid,et al.  Identifying Root Causes of Construction Accidents , 2001 .

[15]  Isaac Greyson Talley,et al.  VENI VIDI VICI , 2010 .

[16]  Nicholas Chileshe,et al.  Partner selection and performance evaluation framework for a construction-related virtual enterprise: a multi-agent systems approach , 2017 .

[17]  Tomas Vitvar,et al.  SAWSDL: Semantic Annotations for WSDL and XML Schema , 2007, IEEE Internet Computing.

[18]  Celson Lima,et al.  Domain Taxonomy for Construction Concepts: Toward a Formal Ontology for Construction Knowledge , 2005 .

[19]  Joseph H. M. Tah,et al.  Knowledge-Based Approach to Construction Project Risk Management , 2001 .

[20]  Sukanlaya Sawang,et al.  Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business , 2012 .

[21]  Stuart E. Madnick,et al.  An Approach to Composing Web Services with Context Heterogeneity , 2009, 2009 IEEE International Conference on Web Services.

[22]  Kincho H. Law,et al.  A distributed portal-based platform for construction supply chain interoperability , 2008 .

[23]  Amit P. Sheth,et al.  Ontology Driven Data Mediation in Web Services , 2007, Int. J. Web Serv. Res..

[24]  Benoit Christophe,et al.  Semantization of Legacy Web Services: From WSDL to SAWSDL , 2008, 2008 Third International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services.

[25]  Soon-Wook Kwon,et al.  A service-oriented integrated information framework for RFID/WSN-based intelligent construction supply chain management , 2011 .

[26]  Yacine Rezgui,et al.  Generations of knowledge management in the architecture, engineering and construction industry: An evolutionary perspective , 2010, Adv. Eng. Informatics.

[27]  Chimay J. Anumba,et al.  Ontology‐based information and knowledge management in construction , 2008 .

[28]  Chimay J. Anumba,et al.  Intelligent wireless web services for construction - a review of the enabling technologies , 2006 .

[29]  Raimar J. Scherer,et al.  Construction processes configuration using process patterns , 2012, Adv. Eng. Informatics.

[30]  Oh-Seong Kwon,et al.  A framework for proactive construction defect management using BIM, augmented reality and ontology-based data collection template , 2013 .

[31]  Young-Koo Lee,et al.  DTD2OWL: automatic transforming XML documents into OWL ontology , 2009, ICIS '09.

[32]  A. Akintoye,et al.  A survey of supply chain collaboration and management in the UK construction industry , 2000 .

[33]  Albert Jones,et al.  A service oriented framework for construction supply chain integration , 2010, Automation in Construction.

[34]  Ziga Turk,et al.  Construction informatics: Definition and ontology , 2006, Adv. Eng. Informatics.

[35]  Albert Jones,et al.  Domain-specific ontology mapping by corpus-based semantic similarity , 2008 .

[36]  H. Ping Tserng,et al.  Closure to “Developing a Resource Supply Chain Planning System for Construction Projects” by H. Ping Tserng, Samuel Y. L. Yin, and Sherman H. A. Li , 2008 .

[37]  Prashant Malik,et al.  Cassandra: a decentralized structured storage system , 2010, OPSR.

[38]  Daniel W. Halpin,et al.  Enterprise Resource Planning for Construction Business Management , 2003 .

[39]  Enver Yücesan,et al.  The impact of ERP on supply chain management: Exploratory findings from a European Delphi study , 2003, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[40]  Javier Irizarry,et al.  Integrating BIM and GIS to improve the visual monitoring of construction supply chain management , 2013 .

[41]  Z. Irani,et al.  An e‐business model to support supply chain activities in construction , 2001 .