Entropy application to improve construction finance decisions

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1099-1113

  Tang, C M ^a   Leung, A Y T ^b   Lam, K C ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Decision making; Entropy; Financial management; Fuzzy sets; Weighing devices

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUNCTIONS; FUZZY SETS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; PROFITS; WEIGHING DEVICES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33748761652     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:10(1099)     Document Type: Article

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