The use of function analysis as the basis of value management in the Australian construction industry

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 723-731

  Spaulding, We Mild ^a   Bridge, Adrian ^a   Skitmore, Martin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian construction industry; Function analysis; Functional hierarchy; Value management

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

AUSTRALIA; FUNCTION ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL HIERARCHY; VALUE MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; VALUATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25844475390     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190500040679     Document Type: Article

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