Multiple-objective bidding strategy using goal programming technique

Management Decision

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 656-672

  Tan, Yongtao ^a   Shen, Liyin ^a   Lu, Weisheng ^a   Shen, Qiping ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Construction industry; Contracts; Objectives; Tendering

Indexed keywords

EID: 43149089130     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740810865111     Document Type: Article

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