A fuzzy decision framework for contractor selection

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-70

  Singh, D ^a   Tiong, Robert L K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contractors; Decision making; Evaluation; Fuzzy sets

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTS; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; FUZZY SETS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS;

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONTRACTORS; PROJECT DELIVERY; QUALITY STANDARDS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 12344271940     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:1(62)     Document Type: Article

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