Decision support methodology for complex contexts

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-22

  Elghali, L ^a   Clift, R ^a   Begg, K G ^b   McLaren, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

STAKEHOLDERS; STRATEGIC DECISIONS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 42449115820     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2008.161.1.7     Document Type: Article

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