Analyzing the duration and prolongation of performance-based contracts through hazard-based duration and zero-inflated random parameters Poisson models

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2136, 2009, Pages 11-19

  Anastasopoulos, Panagiotis Ch ^a   Labi, Samuel ^a   McCullouch, Bob G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; MAINTENANCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CONTRACT PERIOD; HIGHWAYS AGENCY; PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACTS; POISSON MODEL; PRODUCTS QUALITY; PROJECT CONTROL; RANDOM PARAMETERS; ROADWAY MAINTENANCE; UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY; ZERO-INFLATED;

CONTRACTORS;

EID: 76749103889     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2136-02     Document Type: Article

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