A decision support model for construction cash flow management

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 527-539

  Khosrowshahi, F ^a   Kaka, A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FINANCE; FORECASTING; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS;

CONSTRUCTION CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FINANCE; FORECASTING; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA PROCESSING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FORECASTING METHOD; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MODELING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548274425     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2007.00508.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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