Rational best-value model based on expected performance

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2081, 2008, Pages 46-55

  Abdelrahman, Magdy ^a   Zayed, Tarek ^b   Hietpas, Jay Jerard ^c   Elyamany, Ahmed ^a  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST VALUE; FEDERAL AGENCY; FLEXIBLE MODEL; MODEL-BASED OPC; MODELING FLEXIBILITY; PERFORMANCE; PROCUREMENT STRATEGY; RATIONAL MODELS; STATE AGENCIES; VALUE MODEL;

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EID: 61349086728     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2081-05     Document Type: Article

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