A Group Support System for improving value management studies in construction

Automation in Construction

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-224

  Shen, Qiping ^a   Chung, Jacky K H ^a   Li, Heng ^a   Shen, Liyin ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Group Support System; Value Management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VALUE ENGINEERING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; ELECTRONIC MEETING SYSTEMS (EMS);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0347269131     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2003.07.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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