The selection of sharing ratios in target cost contracts

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-65

  Badenfelt, Ulrika ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contracts; Risk management; Sweden; Target costs

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION CLIENTS; CONTRACT DOCUMENTS; COST CONTRACTS; SWEDEN;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 38149000361     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980810842061     Document Type: Article

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