Heavy equipment management practices and problems in Thai highway contractors

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 228-241

  Prasertrungruang, Thanapun ^a   Hadikusumo, B H W ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Construction equipment; Construction industry; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTORS; COSTS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; OUTSOURCING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTS; HEAVY EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT; THAILAND;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 34249021358     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980710744881     Document Type: Article

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