An economic game theory model of subcontractor resource allocation behaviour

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 869-881

  Sacks, Rafael ^a   Harel, Michael ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decision making; Game theory; Lean construction; Partnering; Resource allocation; Subcontracting

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; GAME THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING;

LEAN CONSTRUCTION; PARTNERING; SUBCONTRACTORS;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CONSTRUCTION; ECONOMIC THEORY; GAME THEORY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUBCONTRACTING;

EID: 33748139457     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190600631856     Document Type: Article

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