Knowledge-driven ANP approach to vendors evaluation for sustainable construction

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 928-941

  Chen, Zhen ^a   Li, Heng ^b   Ross, Andrew ^c   Khalfan, Malik M A ^d   Kong, Stephen C W ^e  

^a CHONGQING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bids; Construction management; Decision making; Evaluation; Procurement; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESSES; BIDS; CASE STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEDGES; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; EVALUATION; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISIONS; PROCUREMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTIONS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 56349099299     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:12(928)     Document Type: Article

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