The development of a benchmark model that uses historical data for monitoring the progress of current construction projects

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 256-266

  Kaka, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Cost flow; Duration control; Expenditure patterns; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992957330     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021116     Document Type: Review

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