Float allocation using the total risk approach

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-95

  Al Gahtani, Khalid S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Construction management; Contracts; Risk management; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PRODUCT LIABILITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONTRACTS; NEW APPROACHES; PROJECT COMPLETION;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 58449104091     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2009)135:2(88)     Document Type: Article

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