Integrating system dynamics and fuzzy logic modelling for construction risk management

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1197-1212

  Nasirzadeh, Farnad ^a   Afshar, Abbas ^a   Khanzadi, Mostafa ^a   Howick, Susan ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Risk management; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; FUZZY SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR;

COMPLEX STRUCTURES; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION RISK MANAGEMENTS; DYNAMIC NATURES; EXTERNAL-; INTEGRATING SYSTEMS; INTERVAL ARITHMETICS; PREDICTION SYSTEMS; RESPONSE PROCESSES; RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS; RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESSES; SIMULATION MODELS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; ZADEH'S EXTENSION PRINCIPLES;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MODELING; PREDICTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 57449102545     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190802459924     Document Type: Article

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