Improved measured mile analysis technique

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1249-1256

  Ibbs, William ^a   Liu, Min ^a  

^a 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Claims; Construction management; Productivity; Project management; Statistics

Indexed keywords

CLAIMS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 29044440796     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:12(1249)     Document Type: Review

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