Applying cluster analysis to construction contractor classification

Building and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 557-568

  Holt, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELECTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR CLASSIFICATION; CONSTRUCTION OWNER; CONTRACTORS; PREQUALIFICATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0030291578     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1323(96)00028-5     Document Type: Article

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