Web-based centralized multiclient cooperative contractor registration system

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-37

  Ng, S Thomas ^a   Palaneeswaran, Ekambaram ^a   Kumaraswamy, Mohan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction management; Contractors; Internet

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INTERNET; OUTSOURCING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CENTRALIZED CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) SYSTEM; CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONTRACTORS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 2342451536     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2003)17:1(28)     Document Type: Article

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