Managing the decision-making process during project planning

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 79-84

  Laufer, Alexander ^a   Woodward, Hugh ^b   Howell, Gregory A ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; PROCESS ENGINEERING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; PROJECT PLANNING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033101785     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(1999)15:2(79)     Document Type: Review

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