Analysis of the effects of uncertainty, risk-pooling, and subcontracting mechanisms on project performance

Operations Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 927-938

  Gutierrez, Genaro ^a   Paul, Anand ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING;

SUBCONTRACTING MECHANISMS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034313858     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.48.6.927.12398     Document Type: Article

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