Methods for selecting the best partner construction enterprise in terms of partnering relations

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 510-520

  Radziszewska Zielina, Elzbieta ^a  

^a CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Construction enterprise; ELECTRE III; Multi Criteria method; Partnering; Partnering relations; Subcontractor selection

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISE; ELECTRE III; MULTI-CRITERIA METHOD; PARTNERING; PARTNERING RELATIONS; SUBCONTRACTOR SELECTION;

CONTRACTORS; DECISION MAKING;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 78651380986     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/jcem.2010.57     Document Type: Article

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