EQUAL: A case-based contractor prequalifier

Automation in construction

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 443-457

  Ng, S Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTS; DECISION MAKING; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

CASE BASED REASONING; CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034817767     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-5805(00)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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