Factors of non-excusable delays that influence contractors' performance

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 42-49

  Abd Majid, M Z ^a   McCaffer, Ronald ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTS;

COMPENSABLE DELAYS; NONEXCUSABLE DELAYS;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0032072617     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0742-597x(1998)14:3(42)     Document Type: Review

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