Integrating value analysis and quality function deployment for evaluating design alternatives

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 761-770

  Cariaga, Ignacio ^a   El Diraby, Tamer ^a   Osman, Hesham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Decision support systems; Evaluation; Hybrid methods; Project management

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS; CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); HYBRID METHODS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 34548693447     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2007)133:10(761)     Document Type: Article

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