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At this juncture the effect of computerisation on the work of the quantity surveyor will be considered. A large proportion of the quantity surveyor’s work is a tedious manual routine involving the speedy calculation and collation of items. Since the computer is very adept at performing these routines at a phenomenal speed the quantity surveyor should be attracted by this facility.
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Alvey, R.J. (1976). Bills of Quantities by Computer. In: Computers in Quantity Surveying. Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15681-8_8
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