Pricing engineering services

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 56-62

  Sturts, Carrie S ^a   Griffis, F H ^b  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bids; Construction management; Consulting services; Engineering services; Market research; Pricing

Indexed keywords

BIDS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSULTING SERVICES; ENGINEERING SERVICES; MARKET RESEARCH; PRICING;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COSTS; ENGINEERS; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 15944422905     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2005)21:2(56)     Document Type: Article

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