A framework for developing a knowledge-based decision support system for management of variation orders for institutional buildings

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 11, Issue , 2006, Pages 285-307

  Arain, Faisal Manzoor ^a   Pheng, Low Sui ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Change orders; Decision support; Institutional buildings; Knowledge base; Variations

Indexed keywords

CHANGE ORDERS; FRAMEWORKS; INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS; PROJECT MANAGERS; VARIATIONS;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 33646594128     PISSN: 14006529     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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