Modeling risk allocation in privately financed infrastructure projects using fuzzy logic

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 509-524

  Jin, Xiao Hua ^a   Doloi, Hemanta ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL MODELING; EXPERT CONSULTATION; FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEMS; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; MODELING RISK; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE INFORMATION; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; RISK ALLOCATION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

FUZZY SETS;

FUZZY INFERENCE;

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; INFRASTRUCTURE; MODELING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 69149101992     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2009.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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