A novel dynamic progress forecasting approach for construction projects

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 2247-2255

  Chiao Lin, M ^a,b   Ping Tserng, H ^a   Ping Ho, S ^a   Young, D L ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Construction project; Forecast; Grey dynamic prediction model; Modified residual model; Polynomial

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PHASE; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DURING CONSTRUCTION; DYNAMIC PREDICTION; FORECAST; FORECASTING METHODS; GREY DYNAMIC PREDICTION MODEL; MEAN ABSOLUTE PERCENTAGE ERROR; MODIFIED MODEL; NOVEL CONSTRUCTION; PREDICTION ACCURACY; PREDICTION MODEL; RESIDUAL MODEL; SIGMOID CURVES; STANDARD DEVIATION;

ABILITY TESTING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DYNAMIC MODELS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 80255131242     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2011.07.093     Document Type: Article

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