Determinants of rework in building construction projects

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-274

  Love, Peter E D ^a   Edwards, David J ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Construction works; Costs; Production costs

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

AUSTRALIA; CONSTRUCTION WORKS; PRODUCTION COSTS; TOTAL REWORK COST (TRC);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 4143055741     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980410547612     Document Type: Review

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