An analytic hierarchy process based model for risk and opportunity assessment of international construction projects

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-68

  Dikmen, Irem ^a   Birgonul, M Talat ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; International construction; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; BIDDING DECISIONS; INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS; PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES; RISK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33645922778     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l05-087     Document Type: Article

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