Assessing the overall performance of value engineering workshops for construction projects

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 514-527

  Chen, Wei Tong ^a   Chang, Po Yi ^a   Huang, Ying Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Construction projects; Performance assessment; Value engineering workshop

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MODELS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; SELF-DIAGNOSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION THEORY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

VALUE ENGINEERING;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

EID: 77952581438     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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