Towards a knowledge-based assessment of conceptual cost estimates

Building Research and Information

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-164

  Serpell, Alfredo F ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Conceptual estimating; Costs; Estimating methodology; Knowledge based models; Project costing; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

CONCEPTUAL ESTIMATING; ESTIMATING METHODOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE-BASED MODELS; PROJECT COSTING; UNCERTAINTY;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 2142763089     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0961321032000172373     Document Type: Article

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