Data mining framework to optimize the bid selection policy for competitively bid highway construction projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-286

  Art Chaovalitwongse, W ^a,d,e   Wang, Wanbin ^a   Williams, Trefor P ^b   Chaovalitwongse, Paveena ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b the state University of New Jersey   (United States)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Bidding; Construction projects; Data mining; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

BIDDING; CHANGE ORDER; CLASSIFICATION MODELS; COMMON PROBLEMS; COMPETITIVE BIDDING; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; COST OVERRUNS; COST-INCREASES; DATA MINING FRAMEWORKS; DECISION AIDS; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; NEURAL NETWORK MODEL; PROJECT COST; PROJECT OWNERS; REGRESSION MODEL;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; DATA MINING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; NEURAL NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863377634     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000386     Document Type: Article

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