A review of application of multi-criteria decision making methods in construction

Automation in Construction

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 151-162

  Jato Espino, Daniel ^a   Castillo Lopez, Elena ^b   Rodriguez Hernandez, Jorge ^a   Canteras Jordana, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b Department of Geographical Engineering and Techniques of Graphic Expression ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Construction; Decision making; Multiple criteria analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

MAKING DECISION; MODEL COMPLEXES; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING METHODS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84902807750     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2014.05.013     Document Type: Review

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