Using group decision support system to support value management workshops

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-113

  Fan, Shichao ^a   Shen, Qiping ^a   Kelly, John ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction management; Databases; Decision support systems; Information management; Training; Value engineering

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROBLEM SOLVING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; GROUP DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (GDSS);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 39349098238     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2008)22:2(100)     Document Type: Article

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