MCPCM: A DEMATEL-ANP-Based Multi-criteria Decision-Making Approach to Evaluate the Critical Success Factors in Construction Projects

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 343-361

  Nilashi, Mehrbakhsh ^a   Zakaria, Rozana ^a   Ibrahim, Othman ^a   Majid, Muhd Zaimi Abd ^a   Zin, Rosli Mohamad ^a   Farahmand, Mohammadali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL UNIVERSITY TVU   (Iran)

Author keywords

ANP; Construction projects; CSFs; DEMATEL; GRA; Multi criteria decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921414119     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-014-1529-1     Document Type: Article

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