The application of a computerized financial control system for the decision support of target cost contracts

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 11, Issue , 2006, Pages 257-268

  Wong, Andy K D ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contract administration; Cost controls; Data mining; Decision support systems; Digital neural network; Hong Kong construction industry; Target cost contracting

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION; DATA MINING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; NEURAL NETWORKS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION; COST CONTROLS; EFFECTIVENESS OF DECISION-SUPPORT; HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION FLOW; TARGET COST CONTRACTING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33646584530     PISSN: 14006529     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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