Model for construction budget performance - Neural network approach

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 214-222

  Chua, D K H ^b   Kog, Y C ^b   Loh, P K ^b   Jaselskis, E J ^a,c  

^a ASCE ^*

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 5244317236     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1997)123:3(214)     Document Type: Article

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