Contractor financial evaluation model (CFEM)

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 487-499

  Pilateris, Peter ^a   McCabe, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Building contractor; DEA; Distinct cultural environment; DMU; Efficiency; Frontier; Heavy civil contractor; Peer group; Specialty contractor

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTORS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALES;

DISTINCT CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT; HEAVY CIVIL CONTRACTOR; SPECIALTY CONTRACTOR;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

CONTRACTORS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALES;

BENCHMARKING; CIVIL ENGINEERING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FRONTIER REGION;

EID: 42949179036     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l02-098     Document Type: Article

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