Contractor prequalification model using fuzzy sets

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-385

  Plebankiewicz, Edyta ^a  

^a CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Contractor; Fuzzy sets; Prequalification

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTOR PRE-QUALIFICATION; DECISION MAKERS; FUZZY SETS THEORY; MODEL-BASED; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; PRE-QUALIFICATION; PRE-QUALIFICATION MODELS;

CONTRACTORS; FUZZY SETS;

FUZZY SET THEORY;

EID: 73349113523     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1392-3730.2009.15.377-385     Document Type: Article

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