A fuzzy competence requirement (FCR) model for competitive bidding strategy

Construction Innovation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-88

  Tan, Yongtao ^a   Shen, Liyin ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contracts; Fuzzy logic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986160814     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714171011017581     Document Type: Article

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