Integration of simulation-based cost model and multi-criteria evaluation model for bid price decisions

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-235

  Wang, Wei Chih ^a   Dzeng, Ren Jye ^a   Lu, Yu Huang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; FUZZY SETS;

BID PRICE DECISIONS; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION MODEL; SIMULATION-BASED COST MODEL;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; FUZZY SETS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; PRICE DETERMINATION; SIMULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846818747     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2007.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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