Implementing an integrative approach to project schedule compression

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 82-91

  Laufer, Alexander ^a   Shapira, Aviad ^a   Goren, Itzhak ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Construction environment; Construction man agement; Construction time; Housing construction; Integrative approach; Sche dule compression

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142824803     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021063     Document Type: Review

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