A method for estimating labour requirements and costs for international construction projects at inception

Building and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-48

  Proverbs, D G ^a   Holt, G D ^a   Olomolaiye, P O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost planning; ; In situ concrete construction; International comparison; ; Labour resources; ; Productivityrates;

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COSTS; PLANNING; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COST PLANNING; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; LABOR RESOURCES; PRODUCTIVITY RATES;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032763327     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-1323(97)00064-4     Document Type: Article

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