Factors influencing project delivery within construction clients' multi-project environments

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-125

  Blismas, Nick G ^a   Sher, William D ^b   Thorpe, Antony ^a   Baldwin, Andrew N ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Case studies; Construction operations; Project management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CASE STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2342475089     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980410527858     Document Type: Article

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