Fundamental principles of site material management

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 808-815

  Thomas, H Randolph ^a   Riley, David R ^b   Messner, John I ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction materials; Cost control; Project management; Resource management

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; MATERIAL MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL STEEL;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 23044463065     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:7(808)     Document Type: Article

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