Model for efficient risk allocation in privately financed public infrastructure projects using neuro-fuzzy techniques

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1003-1014

  Jin, Xiao Hua ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Fuzzy logic; Organizational capability; Public private partnership (PPP); Risk allocation; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE NEURO-FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; NEURO-FUZZY MODEL; NEURO-FUZZY TECHNIQUES; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; REAL PROJECTS; RISK ALLOCATION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES; ECONOMICS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SYSTEMS; LINEAR REGRESSION; NEURAL NETWORKS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

FUZZY INFERENCE;

EID: 83755183674     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000365     Document Type: Article

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