- Author
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Stukhart, G.
- Title
- Common Commodity Codes.
- Coporate
- Texas A&M Univ., College Station
- Report
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Source Document 92
May 1993
39 p.
- Keywords
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construction
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codes
- Identifiers
- common commodity - is a component which is generic in use and whose manufacture is usually governed by industry dimensional and material standards; common commodity codes and materials management systems
- Abstract
- Many construction companies employ computerized materials systems and use common commodity codes which are the building blocks of their internal materials system. The industry has long sought a set of common commodity codes that organizations could use to share materials requirements in a standard form. The Electronic Data Management Task Force representing users of the construction industry, recognizes that the ability to share materials management and other data between trading partners having different systems is essential to the growth of electronic data transfer. Many advantages will result from the automated transfer and integration of data for common commodities among owners, engineers, contractors, and suppliers. The task force also recognizes that achieving such a standard would require considerable time and effort.